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Heliopolis (2021)
Directed by Djaffar Gacem
Overview
In the city of Guelma, which was once called Heliopolis in ancient times, the daily life of an Algerian family takes its usual course. But on May 8, 1945, the day the end of World War II was announced, demonstrations by the Algerian people against the French colonial power and for the country’s independence took place, which were bloodily suppressed by the French army and French settler militias. The event went down in history as the Sétif and Guelma massacre.
Length 116 minutes
Actors
Aziz Boukrouni | Mehdi Ramdani | Souhila Mallem | Alexis Rangheard | Mourad Oudjit | Fodil Assooull | Jacques Serres | Cesar Duminil | Laurent Gernigon | Mustafa Laribi | Nacereddine Djoudi | Mohamed Frimehdi | Serge Requet-Barville | Bilal Boussoualim | Wanis Hadj Mohamed | Vincent De Bouard | Peggy Korum | Abdelhak Zorgane | Amine Haishem Mohamed | Karim Liazid | Leila Tilmatine | Zouhir Gacem | Abderrahmane Ikariouane | Youcef Sayeh | Rahmouna Abdallah Afrghoui | Diboun Benamar | Ali Damiche | Rachid Hadid | Jean-Christophe Rauzy | Nazim Djebari Sadi