Algeria's fight for independence

Rating: 7/10 (15 March 2019)

I watched this movie in class for our Social Studies unit which is about decolonization. "La Bataille d'Alger" is not a documentary; it is a remake of what has really happened. I don't think it is taking one specific side and that is good, but it is not telling the whole story of Algerians' fight for independence. It focuses on Algier for the majority of the film, except at the end, where it shows bits of what happened elsewhere in Algeria. It is a useful educational resource, because it gives a specific example about how independence did not happen easily in some countries.