Black Sweat

Overview

During French colonization, a young Algerian boy is expelled from the French high school where he is able to study thanks to his father's position in the village. For his father, whose dream is to see his son climb the social ladder, this is a disaster, and the young man decides to go to work in the mines. A general strike that is severely repressed makes him aware of the class struggle, and he joins the resistance against discrimination and colonial oppression.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 2, 1971

Original language

Arabic

Spoken languages

Arabic, French

Countries

Algeria

Production

Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC),Radiodiffusion Télévision Algérienne (RTA)

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0856276