Chronicle of the Years of Fire

Chronicle of the Years of Fire
original film poster
Directed by	Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Written by	Rachid Boudjedra Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Starring	Yorgo Voyagis Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir Leila Shenna
Cinematography	Marcello Gatti
Distributed by	Arab Film Distribution
Release date	26 November 1975 (1975-11-26)
Running time	177 minutes
Country	Algeria
Languages	Algerian Arabic French

Chronicle of the Years of Fire (Arabic: وقائع سنين الجمر, romanized: Waqāʾiʿu sinīna l-jamri; French: Chronique des Années de Braise; these names both mean "Chronicle of the Years of Embers") is a 1975 Algerian drama historical film directed by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina. It depicts the Algerian War of Independence as seen through the eyes of a peasant.

The film won the Palme d'Or prize at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival.^[1] It was also selected as the Algerian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 48th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[2]

Cast[]

• Yorgo Voyagis - Ahmed
• Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina - Le conteur fou
• Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir - Sage du village
• Leila Shenna - La femme
• - L'ami
• François Maistre - Le contremaître de la carrière

See also[]

• List of submissions to the 48th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Algerian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
• The Battle of Algiers, 1966 classic docudrama on Algerian War
• Lost Command, a commercial film on the Algerian War of Independence and Indochine War
• Lion of the Desert, a similar movie about Omar Mukhtar's Libyan resistance against Italian occupation.

References[]

External links[]

• Chronicle of the Years of Fire at IMDb

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