Jamila, the Algerian (1958)

Jamila, an Algerian girl who loves her homeland, joins the nationalist movement to liberate her country from French occupation. Based on the life of Djamila Bouhired, who was arrested and tortured by the French Algerian government, Chahine's first explicitly political film managed to galvanize wide solidarity with the Algerian resistance from across the Arab World, starting in Egypt.

Directing:
  • Youssef Chahine

Writing:
  • Naguib Mahfouz
  • Abd al-Rahman al-Sharqawi
  • Ali al-Zarqani

Stars:
Release Date: 1958-12-09
themoviedb icon 6.5/10
  • Country: EG
  • Language: العربية
  • Runtime: 123

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