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Algerian Refugees (1958)

Algerian Refugees (1958)

Documentary
Release Date: 1958, January 1
Directors: Djamel-Eddine Chanderli, Pierre Clément
Countries: Algeria
Production: Algeria Films, Algeria Films, Services de l'Information du Front de Libération National (FLN), Services de l'Information du Front de Libération National (FLN), Services de l'Information du Front de Libération National (FLN)

Overview:

Directed by Pierre Clément and Djamel-Eddine Chanderli, produced by the FLN Information Service in 1958, this film is a rare document. Pierre Clément is considered one of the founders of Algerian cinema. In this film he shows images of Algerian refugee camps in Tunisia and their living conditions. A restored DVD version released in 2016, from the 35 mm original donated by Pierre Clément to the Contemporary International Documentation Library (BDIC).

Keywords:

refugee camp anti-colonialism north africa french colonialism algerian war (1954-62) maghreb information war cinema guerilla