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At War for Algeria

20221 Season7.0

Documentary, War & Politics

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Genre: Documentary
Origin: FR

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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.

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Status: Ended
First aired: Feb 22, 2022
Network: ARTE
Studio: Histoire TV, ARTE

Time to finish

5 hrs

6 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

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Cast

Lyna Khoudri

Self - Narrator (voice)

Omar Yami

Additional Voice (voice)

Cyrille Beller

Additional Voice (voice)

Raphaëlle Branche

Additional Voice (voice)

Xavier Lemarchand

Additional Voice (voice)

Théo Pigetviel

Additional Voice (voice)

SERIES

At War for Algeria

20221 Season7.0

Documentary, War & Politics

TMDB7.0

Votes4

Your rating

Genre: Documentary
Origin: FR

About

Where to watch

Region

Not available to stream in United States yet.

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E1 · Airs Feb 22, 2022 · 53m
End of Empire
Aurès region, Algeria, November 1, 1954. Brahim, a bus driver, witnesses the assassination of two passengers. This attack, signed by the FLN, was one of dozens that day throughout the country and marked the beginning of the war of liberation. However, colonial France, settled in Algeria since 1830, continues to turn a deaf ear to these warnings.
E2 · Airs Feb 22, 2022 · 51m
Popular Uprising
Summary executions, torture, raids, displacement of populations. In the name of so-called pacification, France violently represses the revolt in Algeria, strengthening the struggle for independence even more.
E3 · Airs Feb 22, 2022 · 53m
Terror and Guerrilla Warfare
Repression is not enough. France tries to “conquer souls and hearts” by entrusting social missions to the SAS (Specialized Administrative Sections). On the Algerian independence side, the ALN (National Liberation Army) uses guerrilla warfare and terrorism to confront the French army, one of the most powerful in the world.
E4 · Airs Feb 22, 2022 · 54m
The Return of Charles de Gaulle
Due to the crisis of May 13, 1958, General De Gaulle returns to power. On June 4, 1958, in Algiers, De Gaulle says to the crowd: “I have understood you.” In September 1958, the Fifth French Republic and the GPRA (Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic) are born at the same time. From February 6, 1959, the French General Staff launches the Challe Plan to definitively wipe out the ALN units present on Algerian territory.
E5 · Airs Feb 22, 2022 · 54m
Algerian Algeria!
On September 16, 1959, General de Gaulle proclaims Algeria's right to self-determination. The MNA is delighted to finally have a basis for discussion. On the other hand, the supporters of a French Algeria are indignant and protest angrily from January 24 to February 1, 1960. In June, negotiations begin with the GPRA (Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic) while the people become impatient. Finally, on December 11, the independence of Algeria is celebrated in the main cities.
E6 · Airs Feb 22, 2022 · 58m
Independence
The Algerian victory in the referendum exasperates part of the army and the Algerian French. The most radical supporters of French Algeria found the OAS (Organization of the Secret Army), which commits attacks and grows stronger after the failure of the coup d'état of April 1961. The Algerian population remains mobilized; but De Gaulle refuses to cede the Sahara, rich in gas and oil and recent scene of the first French nuclear tests. In Paris, the peaceful march of October 17 becomes a massacre. Following negotiations between France and the GPRA, which conclude with the Evian agreements, a cease-fire comes into effect on March 19, 1962. The Algerian French, the soldiers and the harkis leave the country in haste.