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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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