The King of Algiers

The King of Algiers 2023

6.00

Efter at være blevet idømt 20 år i et fransk fængsel er Omar på flugt. Han vil forsøge at undslippe sin straf ved at holde lav profil i Algeriet resten af livet sammen med sin medskyldige, Roger. Han må modvilligt holde sig på den rigtige side af loven, og bliver nu ansat i et stort bageri, hvor han møder den lige så barske Samia. Omar forsøger at vænne sig til et almindeligt liv, men han og Roger falder tilbage den gamle gænge med stoffer og vold. Problemerne hober sig snart op, og Omar indser, at han må kæmpe for at genrejse sig selv og beskytte dem, han elsker.

2023

Om Guder Og Mænd

Om Guder Og Mænd 2010

6.68

Otte munke lever efter kristne forskrifter i fred og fordragelighed med den muslimske befolkning, indtil de ekstremistiske kræfter bliver så stærke, at munkene er tvunget til at træffe en umulig beslutning: Skal de blive og fuldføre deres spirituelle mission eller bukke under for de omsiggribende voldeligheder og flygte til et mere sikkert sted.

2010

Flugten Til Frihed

Flugten Til Frihed 2015

6.90

Algeriet, 1954. Mens oprørerne samles i dalen, bliver to meget forskellige mænds skæbnefællesskab beseglet, da en mordanklage tvinger dem til at flygte sammen over Atlasbjergene. Mens vinteren er på sit højeste, må den sky og retskafne lærer Daru eskorterer den mordanklagede bonde Mohamed igennem et landskab, hvor faren lurer bag hver sten.

2015

ADN

ADN 2020

6.01

2020

Huset ved havet

Huset ved havet 2010

5.90

Ejendomsmægleren Marc fremviser et hus for en smuk kvinde. Nogle timer senere går det op for ham, hvor han kender hende fra. Hendes navn er Cathy, og hun var hans store kærlighed, da han voksede op i Algeriet under det franske kolonistyres sidste dage. Parret tilbringer natten sammen, men pludselig forsvinder kvinden sporløst. Senere finder Marc ud af, at Cathy blev dræbt af en bilbombe for mange år siden...

2010

L’Incendie (El Harik)

L’Incendie (El Harik) 1974

10.00

In 1939 in eastern Algeria, Omar, a young boy of ten, lives with his family in a room in Dar Sbitar, a house shared by several families who overcome the trials they go through every day to ensure their subsistence. Her deceased father is Aïni, the mother, who bleeds herself from all four veins to keep her children and their grandmother alive. The families of Dar Sbitar share their intimacy and their daily life, this life animates the big house, which itself becomes a character in its own right. "El Harik" (The Fire), is an Algerian drama series in 10 episodes adapted from Mohamed Dib's trilogy "The Big House", "The Fire" and "The Loom".

1974

Les Chevaux du soleil

Les Chevaux du soleil 1980

1

Adapted from Jules Roy's historical novel of the French presence in North Africa, the TV series follows the destiny of two families, the Bouychous and the Parises, from the conquest of Algiers in 1830 to the Independence in 1962.

1980

Raï Is Not Dead

Raï Is Not Dead 2023

10.00

What musical genre can claim to have gone, in the space of fifty years, from a hidden cabaret in Oran to Super Bowl halftime? Born in Algeria at the end of the Second World War, the raï wave spread from the cabarets of western Algeria to the cassette shops of Barbès in Paris, before sweeping the world at the end of the 1980s. its hybridization, the intoxicating music traveled from Algerian and French weddings to the biggest international stages, before suddenly disappearing from the radar at the dawn of the new millennium. Icons that have disappeared, including Cheikha Remitti and Prince Hasni, to young heirs, passing by the star Khaled, the collector Hadj Sameer trace the tumultuous course of this musical genre, between clandestinity, planetary glory and resistance.

2023

Bled Music

Bled Music 1991

10.00

"Bled Music" is an Algerian musical television program broadcast on ENTV between 1991 and 1992. directed by Aziz Smati and presented by Kamel Dynamite, Farid Rockeur and Samia Benkherroubi. The show, with its irreverent tone, was very popular and had a significant impact on the Algerian music scene, allowing the emergence of many artists including Chaba Fadela, Cheb Sahraoui, Cheb Anouar and Mohamed Lamine. A ranking of music videos by popularity and relied on fans sending their votes by mail. At the end of the 1980s, unrest broke out in Algeria which led the country into a Black Decade. At this time, fundamentalist groups attempted to ban music and most other forms of artistic expression. The show continued to air despite death threats, but on February 14, 1994, Aziz Smati was shot in both legs by a young extremist, which ultimately led to the end of the show .

1991

El Batha

El Batha 2023

10.00

In a dramedy setting, **El Batha** follows the story of Laz, a man who has been imprisoned 17 times and lives in the Al Batha neighborhood. Determined to escape this trap, Laz faces numerous challenges and obstacles, including a showdown with his arch-nemesis, all while navigating a journey filled with humorous and thrilling moments.

2023

L'Algérie des chimères

L'Algérie des chimères 2001

6.00

Through the fictionalized lives of two young Saint-Simonians, this television film presents the history of French colonization in Algeria from 1837 to the end of the Second Empire.

2001