They Chose Algeria

Overview

Many of them participated in the struggle for Algerian independence. There are "those who believed in heaven", priests, Christians committed against torture, friends of the "natives", there are "those who did not believe in it", communist activists, students, progressive intellectuals, others remained in this country because they could not imagine living anywhere other than in this land of all passions. They are European and chose to stay in Algeria after independence, most of them opted for Algerian nationality. The film is another vision of the history of Algeria from the end of the fifties to the present day, told by these Europeans filmed at home, or in the context of their activities, illustrated by unpublished archive documents.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 2007

Original language

French

Spoken languages

arabic, french

Countries

France, Algeria

Production

Établissement National de Télévision (ENTV),BL Films,BL Films, Établissement National de Télévision (ENTV)

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt36615856