Sawt Echaâb
Originally released in 1961. Sawt Echaâb is a war/documentary film. directed by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina. At just 20 minutes, it's a tight, focused story.
Synopsis
“La Voix du Peuple,” composed of archival photographs by René Vauthier and others, exposes the root causes of the armed conflict of the Algerian resistance. Participating in a war of real images against French colonial propaganda, these images aimed to show the images that the occupier had censored or distorted, by showing the extortions of the French occupation army: torture, arrests and arbitrary executions, napalm bombings, roundabout fires, erasing entire villages from the map, etc. This is what the French media described as a “pacification campaign”.
Quick Facts
Release Date
January 1, 1961
65 years ago
Runtime
0h 20m
20 minutes total
User Rating
10.0/10
Excellent (1 votes)
Language
AR
Original language
Country
Algeria
Production
Production Details
- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- AR
Production Companies
- Agence Algérienne pour le Rayonnement Culturel
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Sawt Echaâb about?
“La Voix du Peuple,” composed of archival photographs by René Vauthier and others, exposes the root causes of the armed conflict of the Algerian resistance. Participating in a war of real imag...
Who directed Sawt Echaâb?
Sawt Echaâb was directed by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina.
How long is Sawt Echaâb?
Sawt Echaâb has a runtime of 0 hours and 20 minutes (20 minutes total).
When was Sawt Echaâb released?
Sawt Echaâb was released on January 1, 1961 in theaters.