Complex sentence: Despite its basis in true events, "The Battle of Algiers" uses composite characters, and changes the names of certain persons, e.g. "Colonel Mathieu" is a composite of several French counterinsurgency officers, especially Jacques Massu.
Split into simpler sentences: Despite its basis in true events, "The Battle of Algiers" uses composite characters and changes the names of certain persons. For example, Colonel Mathieu is a composite of several French counterinsurgency officers, especially Jacques Massu.