Middle East / North Africa

Cinema of Algeria

12 films · 11 directors · 1966 to 2026

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The Battle of Algiers

1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo · TSPDT #60

A gripping account of the Algerian War of Independence filmed in documentary style. Directly influenced Paul Greengrass and Christopher Nolan.

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Defining films

The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
The Message
The Message
1976 · Moustapha Akkad
Papicha
Papicha
2019 · Mounia Meddour
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Return of the Prodigal Son
Return of the Prodigal Son
1976 · Youssef Chahine
Sisters
Sisters
2021 · Yamina Benguigui
Sweet Mountain Christmas
Sweet Mountain Christmas
2019 · David Weaver
Until The Birds Return
Until The Birds Return
2017 · Karim Moussaoui
Alexandria… Why?
Alexandria… Why?
1979 · Youssef Chahine
Mariner of the Mountains
Mariner of the Mountains
2023 · Karim Aïnouz
In Mansourah You Separated Us
In Mansourah You Separated Us
2019 · Dorothée-Myriam Kellou
The Arab
The Arab
2026 · Malek Bensmaïl

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