Chronicle of the Years of Fire (1975)

Original title

Chronique des Années de Braise

Directed by

Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina

Genre

drama film

Country

Algeria

Runtime

2h 57m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 29 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows a peasant farmer living through the Algerian War of Independence. It shows his personal struggles as the conflict shapes his life and his country.

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What happens

Chronicle of the Years of Fire (Arabic: وقائع سنين الجمر, romanized: Waqāʾiʿu sinīna l-jamri; French: Chronique des Années de Braise; these names both mean "Chronicle of the Years of Embers") is a 1975 Algerian drama historical film directed by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina. It depicts the Algerian War of Independence as seen through the eyes of a peasant. The film won the Palme d'Or prize at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival. It was also selected as the Algerian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 48th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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