Stand by · pulling the latest frames
Stand by · pulling the latest frames


To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS, we revisited our edit of the film and interviews with director Gillo Pontecorvo and producer Saadi Yacef, who discuss the process of representing Algeria's struggle for independence and the challenges of presenting a balanced view of the conflict.
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Steven Soderbergh, Mira Nair, Spike Lee, and Julian Schnabel on THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS
Editorial context, craft details, and films that share its DNA.


Brahim Hadjadj
Ali La Pointe (archive footage)

La guillotine, une invention bien française
2021