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At War for Algeria

2022 Documentary, War & Politics 1 season

TMDB rating 7.0/10 Ended

North Africa, 1954. The Algerian war of independence begins, a traumatic and extremely violent catastrophe that for eight long years will shake and finally overthrow the foundations of the colonial regime established by France in 1830.

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  • North Africa, 1954. The Algerian war of independence begins, a traumatic and extremely violent catastrophe that for eight long years will shake and finally overthrow the foundations of the colonial regime established by France in 1830.

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Cast and details

  • Lyna KhoudriSelf - Narrator (voice)
  • Omar YamiAdditional Voice (voice)
  • Cyrille BellerAdditional Voice (voice)
  • Raphaëlle BrancheAdditional Voice (voice)
  • Xavier LemarchandAdditional Voice (voice)
  • Théo PigetvielAdditional Voice (voice)
  • Charles de GaulleSelf - Politician (archive footage)
  • Ferhat AbbasSelf - FLN Leader (archive footage)
  • Messali HadjSelf - Politician (archive footage)
  • Guy MolletSelf - Politician (archive footage)
  • Robert LacosteSelf - Politician (archive footage)
  • Gamal Abdel NasserSelf - Politician (archive footage)
Created by
Raphaëlle Branche, Rafael Lewandowski
Network
ARTE
First aired
Feb 22, 2022
Latest episode
Feb 22, 2022

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