Algeria, Unspoken Stories
When independence is declared in 1962, the minority communities of Jewish and European origin flee Algeria. Four people of Muslim ascendency searching for the truth about their own lives evoke the last decades of French colonization, the years of war, from 1955 to 1962. Hatred and friendship lead us through a hidden memory: their relationships with their Jewish and Christian neighbours. The foundational myths of the new Algeria are revisited, but will they succeed in getting to the bottom of their own legends?
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Algeria, Unspoken Stories
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Feb 27, 2008
Runtime
2h 40m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
Algérie, histoires à ne pas dire
Production Companies
Naouel Films, 1001 Productions
Director
Jean-Pierre Lledo
Description
When independence is declared in 1962, the minority communities of Jewish and European origin flee Algeria. Four people of Muslim ascendency searching for the truth about their own lives evoke the last decades of French colonization, the years of war, from 1955 to 1962. Hatred and friendship lead us through a hidden memory: their relationships with their Jewish and Christian neighbours. The foundational myths of the new Algeria are revisited, but will they succeed in getting to the bottom of their own legends?
