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Jamila, the Algerian

Jamila, the Algerian (1958)

December. 09,1958
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Jamila, the Algerian

1958  / 2 hr 3 min

Jamila, an Algerian girl who loves her homeland, joins the nationalist movement to liberate her country from French occupation. Based on the life of Djamila Bouhired, who was arrested and tortured by the French Algerian government, Chahine's first explicitly political film managed to galvanize wide solidarity with the Algerian resistance from across the Arab World, starting in Egypt.

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Director
Youssef Chahine
Cast
Magda Al Sabahi, Ahmed Mazhar
Producted By
Magda Films
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