The Night Is Afraid of the Sun
1965•3h 15m•10.0•Released
DramaHistoryWar
Historical film in four scenes which retrace the returns, the progress and the outcome of the war of liberation in Algeria. The first painting, “The land was thirsty” describes aspects of injustice and colonial oppression. The second “The Paths to the Prison” recounts the sufferings of the people engaged in combat. The last two are the stories of two lives.
Director
Mustapha Badie
Writer
Mustapha Badie
Languages
Arabic, French
Studio
Centre National du Cinéma Algérien (CNCA)
Cast
Sid Ahmed Agoumi
Mustapha Kateb
Abdelhalim Rais
Taha El-Amiri
Nouria Kazdarli
Kaci Tizi Ouzou
Djelloul Bachdjarah
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