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The Assassinated Sun (2004)

The Assassinated Sun poster
Original title
Le Soleil Assassiné
Directed by
Abdelkrim Bahloul
Genre
drama film
Country
Algeria, France, Belgium
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This film tells the story of Algerian poet Jean Sénac. It follows his life and his struggles as a writer in a politically charged era.

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What happens

The Assassinated Sun (French: Le Soleil assassiné) is a 2003 drama film co-written and directed by Abdelkrim Bahloul. A biographical portrait of the Algerian poet Jean Sénac, it premiered at the 60th edition of the Venice Film Festival, in the Upstream sidebar. It won the Sebastiane Award at the 51st San Sebastián International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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