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At War for Algeria

2022 · 1 season

A sober, archive-driven reckoning that lays out a brutal colonial war with scholarly patience, demanding close attention and leaving a heavy, unsettled weight.

Genres
Documentary, War & politics
Overview
North Africa, 1954. The Algerian war of independence begins, a traumatic and extremely violent catastrophe that for eight long years will shake and finally overthrow the foundations of the colonial regime established by France in 1830.
How it feels
Measured and demanding.
About
War, colonialism, violence, politics
Content
Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    None
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex none
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror2
    Humour0
    Realism10
    Romance0
    Tension6
    Darkness8
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight8

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary, war & politics
    Created by
    Rafael Lewandowski, Raphaëlle Branche
    Written by
    Rafael Lewandowski, Raphaëlle Branche
    Starring
    Lyna Khoudri, Omar Yami, Cyrille Beller, Raphaëlle Branche, Xavier Lemarchand, Théo Pigetviel, Messali Hadj, Charles de Gaulle
    Music
    Jérôme Rebotier
    Cinematography
    Florian Bouchet
    Length
    1 seasons, 6 episodes
    Network
    ARTE
    Country
    France
    Languages
    Arabic, English, French

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