Two Lives for Algeria and All the Wretched of the Earth
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In 1994, at over seventy years old, Gilberte and William Sportisse, threatened by the FIS, arrived from Algeria. Of Jewish faith, he of Arabic mother tongue, they formed a fighting couple, started for the independence of Algeria, always with an unshakeable faith in humanity. They enjoy recounting the participation of Algerian Jews in the Second World War and the struggle for Algerian independence. They provide us with previously unpublished information on the public and clandestine struggles of the Algerian Communist Party before and after independence, and on the repression of activists who, like William and Gilberte Sportisse, were tortured and imprisoned after Colonel Boumédiène came to power. The film is an ode to understanding between people of different origins or cultures and a tribute to a couple whose youthful character and enthusiasm still astonish.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2025-01-15
Runtime: 55 mins
Director: Sandrine-Malika Charlemagne, Jean Asselmeyer
Writer: Jean Asselmeyer, Sandrine-Malika Charlemagne
Spoken language: Français
Genres: Documentary, History
Original title: Two Lives for Algeria and All the Wretched of the Earth
Production Companies: K2 Productions, Picture Box
Production Countries: France, Algeria
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