Chronicle of the Year of Embers
177 mins
A meticulous chronicle of the evolution of the Algerian national movement from 1939 until the outbreak of the revolution on November 1, 1954, the film unequivocally demonstrates that the "Algerian War" is not an accident of history, but a slow process of suffering and warlike revolts, uninterrupted, from the start of colonization in 1830, until this "Red All Saints' Day" of November 1, 1954. At its center, Ahmed gradually awakens to political awareness against colonization, under the gaze of his son, a symbol of the new Algeria, and that of Miloud, half-mad haranguer, half-prophet, incarnation of Popular memory of the revolt, the liberation of Algeria and its people.
Youcef Tobni
Editor
Sergio Strizzi
Still Photographer
Mahmoud Haddidouche
Head of Production
Aldo Carocci
Chief Lighting Technician
Ahmed Benarous
Assistant Camera
Hassen Soufi
Set Decoration
Manlio Rocchetti
Makeup Artist
Pierluigi Scarpantonio
Audio Post Coordinator
Mohamed Bouzit
Costume Design
Mustapha Belmihoub
Assistant Camera
Jean-Claude Reux
Electrician
Mustapha Chefaï
Key Grip
Vartan Karakeusian
Sound Engineer
Ivo Spila
Assistant Camera
Alberto Anzellotti
Key Grip Production Assistant
Anita Strizzi
Continuity
Rachid Lakhdar-Hamina
Electrician
Hamid Djellouli
Assistant Editor
Pierre Gout
Production Manager
