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Algeria, Year Zero (1962)

Algeria, Year Zero poster
Original title
Algérie, année zéro
Directed by
Marceline Loridan-Ivens, Jean-Pierre Sergent
Genre
documentary
Country
France
Runtime
40 min
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

French filmmakers document Algeria right after its war for independence in 1962. They show daily life, the aftermath of conflict, and the challenges of starting a new country.

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What happens

Algérie, année zéro est un film français réalisé en 1962 par Marceline Loridan et Jean-Pierre Sergent, longtemps censuré en France et en Algérie, sorti en 1965 en Allemagne de l'Est. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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