
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Drama · War · History
Overview
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 Cast


Yorgo Voyagis
Yorgo Voyagis
Ahmed
Yorgo Voyagis
Ahmed


Leila Shenna
Leila Shenna
L'Épouse d'Ahmed
Leila Shenna
L'Épouse d'Ahmed


Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Miloud, Le conteur
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Miloud, Le conteur


Nourredine Meziane (Cheikh Nourredine)
Nourredine Meziane (Cheikh Nourredine)
L'ami
Nourredine Meziane (Cheikh Nourredine)
L'ami


Sissani (Mohamed Djediat)
Sissani (Mohamed Djediat)
Sissani (Mohamed Djediat)


Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir
Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir
Slimane
Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir
Slimane


Yahia Benmabrouk
Yahia Benmabrouk
Kouider
Yahia Benmabrouk
Kouider


Keltoum (Aïcha Adjouri)
Keltoum (Aïcha Adjouri)
Keltoum (Aïcha Adjouri)


Sid Ali Kouiret
Sid Ali Kouiret
Sid Ali Kouiret


Nadia Talbi
Nadia Talbi
Nadia Talbi
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