La Bataille d'Alger, l'empreinte 2018    star_border 10
Cheikh Djemaï looks back on the genesis of Gillo Pontecorvo’s feature film, The Battle of Algiers (1965). Through archive images, extracts from the film and interviews with personalities, the filmmaker retraces the journey of a major work - from the events of the Algiers Casbah (1956-1957) to the presentation of the Lion of 'Or causing the anger of the French delegation in Venice - which left its mark as much in the history of cinema as in that of Algeria.

Des Murs et des Hommes 2013    star_border 10
Each night, the voice of Casablanca takes us to the door of one of her inhabitants, revealing what binds her to that character. In WALLS AND PEOPLE, the characters will share snapshots from their lives, whether it is on issues related to illegal immigration, unemployment or political cooperation.

Un p’tit gars de Ménilmontant 2013    star_border 5.5
A man leaves prison after a 15-year sentence and returns to his home district to find that it has changed completely, almost beyond recognition. He will find it hard to adjust to a world that is governed by a totally different set of rules...