China Is Still Far (2010)

04/28/2010 (DZ) • Documentary, Drama • 2h

Overview

On November 1, 1954, near Ghassira, a small village lost in the Aurès, a couple of French teachers and an Algerian boss were the first civilian victims of a seven-year war which would lead to the independence of Algeria. More than fifty years later, Malek Bensmaïl returns to this Chaoui village, which has become “the cradle of the Algerian revolution”, to film, throughout the seasons, its inhabitants, its school and its children.

China Is Still Far (2010)

04/28/2010 (DZ) • 2h

Documentary, Drama

Overview

On November 1, 1954, near Ghassira, a small village lost in the Aurès, a couple of French teachers and an Algerian boss were the first civilian victims of a seven-year war which would lead to the independence of Algeria. More than fifty years later, Malek Bensmaïl returns to this Chaoui village, which has become “the cradle of the Algerian revolution”, to film, throughout the seasons, its inhabitants, its school and its children.

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Status

Released

Original Language

Arabic

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

algeria

algerian war (1954-62)

djazair

algerian society

chaoui

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