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Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina

Chronique des années de braise (Ahdat sanawovach el-djamr)

Director Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina Composer Philippe Arthuys Cast Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, Yorgo Voyagis, Leila Shenna
177' - 1975 - Drama - Dialogue: Arabic
Winner of the prestigious Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1975, Chronicle of the Years of Embers portrays Algeria's struggle for independence from French colonial rule. The story follows a peasant's migration from his drought-stricken village to his eventual participation with the Algerian resistance movement, just prior to the outbreak of the Algerian War of Independence.

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Credits

Directors

Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina

Composers

Philippe Arthuys

Cast

Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, Yorgo Voyagis, Leila Shenna

Scenario

Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, Rachid Boudjedra, Tewfik Fares

Director of Photography

Marcello Gatti

Editors

Youcef Tobni

Producers

Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina

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Dialogue

Arabic

Countries of production

Algeria

Year

1975