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Chronicle of the Years of Fire (Arabic: وقائع سنين الجمر, translit. Chronique des Années de Braise) is a 1975 Algerian drama historical film directed by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina. It depicts the Algerian War of Independence as seen through the eyes of a peasant. The film won the Palme d'Or prize at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival. It was also selected as the Algerian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 48th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Original Release
11/26/1975
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Yorgo Voyagis | Ahmed |
| Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina | Le conteur fou / Miloud, Le conteur |
| Leila Shenna | La femme / L'Épouse d'Ahmed |
| Cheikh Nourredine | L'ami |
| François Maistre | Le contremaître de la carrière |
| Tayeb Abou El Hassan | |
| Yahia Benmabrouk | Kouider |
| Hacène Benzerari | |
| Henri Czarniak | (as Henry Czarniak) |
| Abou Djamel |
Directors
Writers
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, Rachid Boudjedra, Tewfik Farès
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Yorgo Voyagis | Ahmed |
| Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina | Le conteur fou / Miloud, Le conteur |
| Leila Shenna | La femme / L'Épouse d'Ahmed |
| Cheikh Nourredine | L'ami |
| François Maistre | Le contremaître de la carrière |
| Tayeb Abou El Hassan | |
| Yahia Benmabrouk | Kouider |
| Hacène Benzerari | |
| Henri Czarniak | (as Henry Czarniak) |
| Abou Djamel | |
| Ali Doumi | |
| Hassan El Amir | |
| Mustapha El Anka | |
| Taha El-Amiri | (as Taha El Amiri) |
| Hassan Hassani | (as Hassan Hassani) |
| Abdelhamid Habati | |
| Mohamed Hadj Smaïn | Slimane |
| Brahim Hadjadj | |
| Youcef Hadjam | |
| Keltoum |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina | Producer |
