Movie

A People on the March

Un Peuple en Marche

Collectively directed by the members of the Centre audiovisuel d'Alger at Ben Aknoun, the film traces, in two parts, Algeria's recent history, from colonial repression to the birth of the National Liberation Army, and the country's postwar reconstruction, framed in sympathy with the socialist project of Ahmed Ben Bella's government. Released in 1964, the film was banned and sealed after Houari Boumediene's June 1965 coup, precisely because of its favorable treatment of Ben Bella.

Director

Nasredine Guénifi

Director

Ahmed Rachedi

Director

René Vautier

Director

Helena Sánchez

Status

Released

Release date

02/01/1963

Original language

French