Algeria, images of a fight
Jérôme Laffont
2009 - Belgique - Couleur et Noir & Blanc - 52'
Photography : Naël Khleifi
Sound : Nicolas Joly, Matthieu Roche
Editing : Joachim Thôme
Production : Sourat Films (michel.khleifi@swing.be, +32 485 50 32 86)
Distribution : Sourat Films (michel.khleifi@swing.be, +32 485 50 32 86)
Jérôme Laffont
2009 - Belgique - Couleur et Noir & Blanc - 52'
As for all the modern conflicts, the Algerian war has been a high-stake target with regards to depicting images. In light of the plentiful movies shot by the French army and because of its speech, a few film directors, one of whom is René Vautier, engaged themselves with the Algerian fighters to keep images of their struggle. They shot images of a crucial beauty, but most of them had been banned in France and some of them are still lost or even destroyed. A movie that questions about the necessity of cinematic commitment.
Photography : Naël Khleifi
Sound : Nicolas Joly, Matthieu Roche
Editing : Joachim Thôme
Production : Sourat Films (michel.khleifi@swing.be, +32 485 50 32 86)
Distribution : Sourat Films (michel.khleifi@swing.be, +32 485 50 32 86)