Neo-Realism at it's best.....

Rating: 8/10 (15 June 2009)

This is an awesome film we watched in my Film Studies Class. I learned about the French Colonization of Algeria, which I never studied before. This is one of those educational films that can be mistaken for a documentary. One could be fooled that there is no stock footage whatsoever in this movie. Director Pontecorvo was very successful in creating a Neo-Realism classic. The tone of the movie is a balance between rational for resistance and rational for colonization. There is no controversy, but plain historical facts. A nice change from all the controversy in the media. What an excellent movie to show in History classes worldwide.