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    Fanon 2024 POSTER

    Fanon

    2024

    French

    4

    algerian

    algerian war (1954-62)

    anti-colonialism

    Biography

    djazair

    liberation war

    panafricanism

    Frantz Fanon, a French psychiatrist from Martinique, has just been appointed head of department at the psychiatric hospital in Blida, Algeria. His methods contrast with those of the other doctors in a context of colonization. A biopic in the heart of the Algerian war where a fight is waged in the name of Humanity.
    The Battle of Algiers 1966 POSTER

    The Battle of Algiers

    1966

    Italian

    8.1

    38

    99%

    95%

    Action

    algerian

    bomb

    Drama

    government

    insurrection

    muslim

    revolution

    War

    Gillo Pontecorvo Gillo Pontecorvo Director Tommaso Neri Tommaso Neri as Captain Mohamed Ben Kassen Mohamed Ben Kassen as Petit Omar Rouïched Rouïched as The Drunk Man Franco Morici Franco Morici as (uncredited)
    Paratrooper commander Colonel Mathieu, a former French Resistance fighter during World War II, is sent to Algeria to reinforce efforts to squelch the uprisings of the Algerian War. There he faces Ali la Pointe, a former petty criminal who, as the leader of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale, directs terror strategies against the colonial French government occupation. As each side resorts to ever-increasing brutality, no violent act is too unthinkable.
    Monsieur Lazhar 2011 POSTER

    Monsieur Lazhar

    2011

    French

    7.5

    6

    98%

    86%

    Action

    algerian

    backpack

    canadian

    Comedy

    Drama

    elementary school

    healing process

    montreal, canada

    Philippe Falardeau Philippe Falardeau Director Sophie Nélisse Sophie Nélisse as Alice L'Écuyer Héléna Laliberté Héléna Laliberté as Martine Lachance Daniel Gadouas Daniel Gadouas as Me Gilbert Danis Émilien Néron Émilien Néron as Simon
    During a harsh Montréal winter, an elementary-school class is left reeling after its teacher commits suicide. Bachir Lazhar, a charismatic Algerian immigrant, steps in as the substitute teacher for the classroom of traumatized children. All the while, he must keep his personal life tucked away: the fact that he is seeking political refuge in Québec – and that he, like the children, has suffered an appalling loss.
    Days of Glory 2006 POSTER

    Days of Glory

    2006

    French

    7.0

    10

    83%

    79%

    Action

    algerian

    army

    Drama

    infantry

    institutional discrimination

    northern africa

    War

    world war ii

    Rachid Bouchareb Rachid Bouchareb Director Sami Bouajila Sami Bouajila as Abdelkader Mélanie Laurent Mélanie Laurent as Margueritte village Vosges Philippe Beglia Philippe Beglia as Rambert Samy Naceri Samy Naceri as Yassir
    1943. They have never stepped foot on French soil but because France was at war, Said, Abdelkader, Messaoud and Yassir enlist in the French Army, along with 130,000 other “indigenous” soldiers, to liberate the “fatherland” from the Nazi enemy. Heroes that history has forgotten…
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