Chronicle of the Years of Fire

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1975-11-26

Languages:

Arabic

Countries:

Algeria

Runtime:

177 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (211 Reviews)

Director:

Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Yorgo Voyagis Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina Leila Shenna Cheikh Nourredine

Writer:

Rachid Boudjedra

Tewfik Fares

Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina

Fullplot:

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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