Chronicle of the Year of Embers
A meticulous chronicle of the evolution of the Algerian national movement from 1939 until the outbreak of the revolution on November 1, 1954, the film unequivocally demonstrates that the "Algerian War" is not an accident of history, but a slow process of suffering and warlike revolts, uninterrupted, from the start of colonization in 1830, until this "Red All Saints' Day" of November 1, 1954. At its center, Ahmed gradually awakens to political awareness against colonization, under the gaze of his son, a symbol of the new Algeria, and that of Miloud, half-mad haranguer, half-prophet, incarnation of Popular memory of the revolt, the liberation of Algeria and its people.
Top Billed Cast
Featured Crew
Youcef Tobni
Editor
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Camera Operator
Sergio Strizzi
Still Photographer
Mahmoud Haddidouche
Head of Production
Abderrahmane Bouguermouh
First Assistant Director
Philippe Arthuys
Music
Aldo Carocci
Chief Lighting Technician
Ahmed Benarous
Assistant Camera
Hassen Soufi
Set Decoration
Nadia Talbi
Continuity
Manlio Rocchetti
Makeup Artist
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Producer
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