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Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina

Chronique des années de braise

Edition 1988
177' - 1975 - Drama - Dialogue: Arabic
Director: Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina Composer: Philippe Arthuys With: Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, Yorgo Voyagis, Leila Shenna
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

Director

Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina

Composer

Philippe Arthuys

With

Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, Yorgo Voyagis, Leila Shenna

Scenario

Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, Rachid Boudjedra, Tewfik Fares

Director of Photography

Marcello Gatti

Editor

Marcello Gatti

Producer

Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina

More information

Dialogue

Arabic

Countries of production

Algeria

Year

1975

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