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At War for Algeria

At War for Algeria

★ 7.0/10•2022•12•Documentary•War & Politics
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North Africa, 1954. The Algerian war of independence begins, a traumatic and extremely violent catastrophe that for eight long years will shake and finally overthrow the foundations of the colonial regime established by France in 1830.

StatusEnded
LanguageFR
First Air DateFeb 22, 2022

Episodes

Episode 1 - End of EmpireE153m

End of Empire

Aurès region, Algeria, November 1, 1954. Brahim, a bus driver, witnesses the assassination of two passengers. This attack, signed by the FLN, was one of dozens that day throughout the country and marked the beginning of the war of liberation. However, colonial France, settled in Algeria since 1830, continues to turn a deaf ear to these warnings.

Feb 22, 2022

Episode 2 - Popular UprisingE251m

Popular Uprising

Summary executions, torture, raids, displacement of populations. In the name of so-called pacification, France violently represses the revolt in Algeria, strengthening the struggle for independence even more.

Feb 22, 2022

Episode 3 - Terror and Guerrilla WarfareE353m

Terror and Guerrilla Warfare

Repression is not enough. France tries to “conquer souls and hearts” by entrusting social missions to the SAS (Specialized Administrative Sections). On the Algerian independence side, the ALN (National Liberation Army) uses guerrilla warfare and terrorism to confront the French army, one of the most powerful in the world.

Feb 22, 2022

Episode 4 - The Return of Charles de GaulleE454m

The Return of Charles de Gaulle

Due to the crisis of May 13, 1958, General De Gaulle returns to power. On June 4, 1958, in Algiers, De Gaulle says to the crowd: “I have understood you.” In September 1958, the Fifth French Republic and the GPRA (Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic) are born at the same time. From February 6, 1959, the French General Staff launches the Challe Plan to definitively wipe out the ALN units present on Algerian territory.

Feb 22, 2022

Episode 5 - Algerian Algeria!E554m

Algerian Algeria!

On September 16, 1959, General de Gaulle proclaims Algeria's right to self-determination. The MNA is delighted to finally have a basis for discussion. On the other hand, the supporters of a French Algeria are indignant and protest angrily from January 24 to February 1, 1960. In June, negotiations begin with the GPRA (Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic) while the people become impatient. Finally, on December 11, the independence of Algeria is celebrated in the main cities.

Feb 22, 2022

Episode 6 - IndependenceE658m

Independence

The Algerian victory in the referendum exasperates part of the army and the Algerian French. The most radical supporters of French Algeria found the OAS (Organization of the Secret Army), which commits attacks and grows stronger after the failure of the coup d'état of April 1961. The Algerian population remains mobilized; but De Gaulle refuses to cede the Sahara, rich in gas and oil and recent scene of the first French nuclear tests. In Paris, the peaceful march of October 17 becomes a massacre. Following negotiations between France and the GPRA, which conclude with the Evian agreements, a cease-fire comes into effect on March 19, 1962. The Algerian French, the soldiers and the harkis leave the country in haste.

Feb 22, 2022

Actors

Lyna Khoudri

Lyna Khoudri

Self - Narrator (voice)

Omar Yami

Omar Yami

Additional Voice (voice)

Cyrille Beller

Additional Voice (voice)

Raphaëlle Branche

Additional Voice (voice)

Xavier Lemarchand

Additional Voice (voice)

Théo Pigetviel

Additional Voice (voice)

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