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Heliopolis

Story inspired by real facts
May 20, 2021 · 1h 56m
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Drama
History
War

PLOT

In the city of Guelma, which was once called Heliopolis in ancient times, the daily life of an Algerian family takes its usual course. But on May 8, 1945, the day the end of World War II was announced, demonstrations by the Algerian people against the French colonial power and for the country's independence took place, which were bloodily suppressed by the French army and French settler militias. The event went down in history as the Sétif and Guelma massacre.

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CAST

Aziz Boukrouni
Mokdad
Mehdi Ramdani
Mahfoud
Souhila Mallem
Nedjma
Alexis Rangheard
Gervais
Mourad Oudjit
Bachir
Fodil Assoul
Sedek
Jacques Serres
Marcel Lavie
Cesar Duminil
Claude Roland
Directed by Djaffar Gacem

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
AR
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Agence Algérienne pour le Rayonnement Culturel, Prod’Art Films
Country
DZ

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