Birth of the nation Algeria

Rating: 9/10 (11 January 2015)

Any audience whose country got independence from the colonialism of either British or French or Portuguese can easily correlate to this well crafted political and historical feature of the battle of Algiers from 1954 to 1962. The movie mainly focuses on the period of 1954-1958, the earlier uprising of the FLN (the Algerian National Liberation Front) in Algiers Casbah and the subsequent attacks and counterattacks which led to the Operation Champagne from french military. Then briefly shows the nationwide agitation and protests onto the Independence on July 1962. This Black and White movie is made as feature film as well as narrative, documentary style.
Learn History through Movies: The Battle of Algiers.