Wednesday 30 May 2012

The Battle of Algiers (1966)

The Battle of Algiers (1966)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058946/
Crime, Drama, History
Gillo Pontecorvo
Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saadi, Samia Kerbash, Ugo Paletti, Fusia El Kader, Omar, Mohamed Ben Kassen
20 September 1967 (USA)
A film commissioned by the Algerian government that shows the Algerian revolution from both sides. The French foreign legion has left Vietnam in defeat and has something to prove. The Algerians are seeking independence. The two clash. The torture used by the French is contrasted with the Algerian's use of bombs in soda shops. A look at war as a nasty thing that harms and sullies everyone who participates in it.

1 comment:

  1. This is a valuable movie to defend against the Globalists. And understand how they use use differences of well meaning people to divide and conquer.

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