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Algerian Refugees

Algerian Refugees

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1958

Runtime

0h 15m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

100%

Original Title

Réfugiés Algériens

Production Companies

Algeria Films, Services de l'Information du Front de Libération National (FLN)

Director

Djamel-Eddine Chanderli

Description

Directed by Pierre Clément and Djamel-Eddine Chanderli, produced by the FLN Information Service in 1958, this film is a rare document. Pierre Clément is considered one of the founders of Algerian cinema. In this film he shows images of Algerian refugee camps in Tunisia and their living conditions. A restored DVD version released in 2016, from the 35 mm original donated by Pierre Clément to the Contemporary International Documentation Library (BDIC).