At War for Algeria
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.
- Genre: Documentary, War & Politics
- Studio: ARTE
- Keyword: algiers, algeria, 1950s, 1960s, political repression, algerian war (1954-62), state crimes, african history, french history, decolonization, french algeria, algerian history, pieds-noirs, fln (algerian national liberation front), harkis
- Cast: Lyna Khoudri, Cyrille Beller, Raphaëlle Branche, Xavier Lemarchand, Théo Pigetviel, Omar Yami