1 Season
6 Episode
At War for Algeria - Season 1 Episode 1 End of Empire
Aurès region, Algeria, November 1, 1954. Brahim, a bus driver, witnesses the assassination of two passengers. This attack, signed by the FLN, was one of dozens that day throughout the country and marked the beginning of the war of liberation. However, colonial France, settled in Algeria since 1830, continues to turn a deaf ear to these warnings.
- Year: 2022
- Country: France
- Genre: Documentary, War & Politics
- Studio: ARTE
- Keyword: algiers, algeria, 1950s, 1960s, political repression, algerian war (1954-62), state crimes, african history, french history, decolonization, french algeria, algerian history, pieds-noirs, fln (algerian national liberation front), harkis
- Director: Rafael Lewandowski, Raphaëlle Branche
- Cast: Lyna Khoudri, Cyrille Beller, Raphaëlle Branche, Xavier Lemarchand, Théo Pigetviel, Omar Yami