Chronicle of the Years of Fire

Chronicle of the Years of Fire (Arabic: وقائع سنين الجمر, romanized: Waqāʾiʿu sinīna l-jamri; French: Chronique des Années de Braise; these names both mean "Chronicle of the Years of Embers") 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.

Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Original film poster
Directed byMohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Written byRachid Boudjedra
Tewfik Fares
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
StarringYorgo Voyagis
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir
Leila Shenna
CinematographyMarcello Gatti
Distributed byArab Film Distribution
Release date
  • 26 November 1975 (1975-11-26)
Running time
177 minutes
CountryAlgeria
LanguagesAlgerian Arabic
French

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.

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