French Colonialism Movies

  • 2008
    Mostefa Ben Boulaïd

    Mostefa Ben Boulaïd

    Mostefa Ben Boulaïd

    7.52008HD

    The film revolves around the life of the martyr Mustapha Ben Bouleid (1917-1956), who was a member of the Algerian National Movement, who worked with...

    Mostefa Ben Boulaïd
  • 1958
    Jamila, the Algerian

    Jamila, the Algerian

    Jamila, the Algerian

    71958HD

    Djamila, a young Algerian woman living with her brother Hadi and her uncle Mustafa in the Casbah district of Algiers under the French occupation of...

    Jamila, the Algerian
  • 1949
    Paysans Noirs

    Paysans Noirs

    Paysans Noirs

    101949HD

    In Ivory Coast, an administrator is appointed to replace a colleague who has just been assassinated. The newly appointed administrator, Guillon,...

    Paysans Noirs
  • 1995
    The Setif Massacres, a certain May 8, 1945

    The Setif Massacres, a certain May 8, 1945

    The Setif Massacres, a certain May 8, 1945

    101995HD

    May 8, 1945, the day of victory over Nazism, is also a day of mourning. In Algiers, thanks to demonstrations for victory, the Algerian flag appears...

    The Setif Massacres, a certain May 8, 1945
  • 2020
    Lost Mountain

    Lost Mountain

    Lost Mountain

    102020HD

    On November 1, 1954, the National Liberation Front of Algeria announced the war for the country's independence. France, colonizer since 1830,...

    Lost Mountain
  • 2014
    Krim Belkacem

    Krim Belkacem

    Krim Belkacem

    102014HD

    This film retraces the combat journey of Krim Belkacem, one of the leading figures of the Algerian War. When he left the Dellys barracks in October...

    Krim Belkacem
  • 1991
    Le Cri des hommes

    Le Cri des hommes

    Le Cri des hommes

    101991HD

    1957, the town of Mostaganem, Algeria: the country is still under French occupation, and repression of the National Liberation Front is at its...

    Le Cri des hommes
  • 2022
    Restitution? Africa's Fight for Its Art

    Restitution? Africa's Fight for Its Art

    Restitution? Africa's Fight for Its Art

    7.32022HD

    There is an interlinking history of violent European colonialism and the cultural legacy of ethnographic collections in institutions. This...

    Restitution? Africa's Fight for Its Art
  • 1990
    Under The Ashes

    Under The Ashes

    Under The Ashes

    91990HD

    The Second World War. French authorities ban political parties and unions. In Algeria, the leaders of political and trade union organizations were...

    Under The Ashes
  • 1961
    Sawt Echaâb

    Sawt Echaâb

    Sawt Echaâb

    101961HD

    “La Voix du Peuple,” composed of archival photographs by René Vauthier and others, exposes the root causes of the armed conflict...

    Sawt Echaâb
  • 2018
    Les Sept Remparts De La Citadelle

    Les Sept Remparts De La Citadelle

    Les Sept Remparts De La Citadelle

    102018HD

    The feature film “The seven ramparts of the citadel”, a fiction recounting the conflict between an Algerian family expropriated from its...

    Les Sept Remparts De La Citadelle
  • 1971
    Patrol in the East

    Patrol in the East

    Patrol in the East

    81971HD

    The film traces the story of a patrol of the Algerian National Liberation Army (ALN), whose mission is to transport a prisoner French soldier to the...

    Patrol in the East
  • 1950
    Thirst of Men

    Thirst of Men

    Thirst of Men

    01950HD

    During the colonial period in Algeria, Sergeant Bouvard helps Broussole and his two daughters, Alise and Julie, settle in Hassi Ben Okba....

    Thirst of Men
  • 1985
    The Epic of Cheikh Bouamama

    The Epic of Cheikh Bouamama

    The Epic of Cheikh Bouamama

    8.51985HD

    The story of the film revolves around the epic of Sheikh Bouamama, a leader of the national resistance in Algeria during the French colonial era. The...

    The Epic of Cheikh Bouamama
  • 1973
    December

    December

    December

    101973HD

    In Algiers, during the Algerian War of Independence, one of the leaders of the FLN was arrested by the French colonial army, which used the most...

    December
  • 2025
    Sahel: Pátria ou Morte

    Sahel: Pátria ou Morte

    Sahel: Pátria ou Morte

    02025HD

    For decades, the countries of the African Sahel region have been targets of colonialism and exploitation by France and other Western powers. This...

    Sahel: Pátria ou Morte
  • 1985
    Guerre aux images en Algérie

    Guerre aux images en Algérie

    Guerre aux images en Algérie

    91985HD

    Guerre aux images en Algérie
  • 2007
    They Chose Algeria

    They Chose Algeria

    They Chose Algeria

    102007HD

    Many of them participated in the struggle for Algerian independence. There are "those who believed in heaven", priests, Christians committed against...

    They Chose Algeria
  • 2023
    Pierre Clément, Cinéma et Révolution

    Pierre Clément, Cinéma et Révolution

    Pierre Clément, Cinéma et Révolution

    102023HD

    Pierre Clément, student and photographer of René Vauthier, first accompanied him to Tunisia to make a film on the country's...

    Pierre Clément, Cinéma et Révolution
  • 1974
    Hassan Terro's Escape

    Hassan Terro's Escape

    Hassan Terro's Escape

    8.51974HD

    In 1957, the Battle of Algiers intensifies. Hassan, a peaceful resident of the Casbah, is mistakenly identified as a dangerous "terrorist leader,"...

    Hassan Terro's Escape