one hero, the people
Adam Bensoltane takes us through the birth of Algerian cinema, in his native country, across the ages, exploring its evolution and its impact on the nation, politics, and the world.
Adam Bensoltane
Director, Writer

Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Self (archive footage)

Jean-Luc Godard
Self (archive footage)

Charles de Gaulle
Self (archive footage)

Dahmane El Harrachi
Self (archive footage)

El Hadj M'hamed El Anka
Self (archive footage)
Lounès Matoub
Self (archive footage)

Jean-Louis Trintignant
Excerpt from the film Z (archive footage)
Directed by John Ford70%
McQueen74%
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return67%
The Walking Dead: The Return74%
Seduced and Abandoned62%
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty77%
The Class of ‘9271%
Extremis69%
Lionel Messi: Destiny78%
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition86%
Love, Antosha74%
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button69%
A Plastic Ocean75%
Being James Bond77%
The Cheshire Murders65%
لا أرض أخرى79%
Sherman's March67%
I Am Heath Ledger74%
And the Oscar Goes To...68%
Above Majestic73%