“one hero, the people”
Adam Bensoltane takes us through the birth of Algerian cinema, in his native country, across the ages, exploring its evolution and its impact on the nation, politics, and the world.
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Self (archive footage)
Jean-Luc Godard
Charles de Gaulle
Dahmane El Harrachi
El Hadj M'hamed El Anka
1971
2013
2024
2023
2016
2003
2022
2018
2021
2009
2010
2007
2006
2020
Lounès Matoub
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Excerpt from the film Z (archive footage)