Chronicle of the Years of Fire

1975 · 2h57 · Film

Directed by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina

Starring Yorgo Voyagis, Leila Shenna, Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, Nourredine Meziane (Cheikh Nourredine), Sissani (Mohamed Djediat), Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir, Yahia Benmabrouk, Keltoum (Aïcha Adjouri), Sid Ali Kouiret, Nadia Talbi

Ideal when you feel… Angry Sad / low Nostalgic

A meticulous chronicle of the evolution of the Algerian national movement from 1939 until the outbreak of the revolution on November 1, 1954, the film unequivocally demonstrates that the "Algerian War" is not an accident of history, but a slow process of suffering and warlike revolts, uninterrupted, from the start of colonization in 1830, until this "Red All Saints' Day" of November 1, 1954. At its center, Ahmed gradually awakens to political awareness against colonization, under the gaze of his son, a symbol of the new Algeria, and that of Miloud, half-mad haranguer, half-prophet, incarnation of Popular memory of the revolt, the liberation of Algeria and its people.

Original title

Chronique des Années de Braise

Original language

Arabic

Country

Algeria

Screenplay

Rachid Boudjedra, Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, Tewfik Farès

Cinematography

Marcello Gatti

Cast

Nourredine Meziane (Cheikh Nourredine), Sissani (Mohamed Djediat), Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir, Yahia Benmabrouk, Keltoum (Aïcha Adjouri), Sid Ali Kouiret, Nadia Talbi

Updated August 14, 2026

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