CinemaOSMovie · 2008

Ali Salem, architect of resistance

Documentary

Ali Salem Hamudi Mohamed - Yahdih, was born in 1955 in El Aaiún (Western Sahara). He completed his secondary schooling in the "Spanish" Sahara. A scholarship allowed him to enrol at the Universidad de la Peninsula in 1975, but Morocco's invasion of the Sahara led him to return to the city of his birth and go into exile with his people, participating in the resistance and helping to organise the Tindouf Refugee Camps (Algeria). In 1980, the Polisario Front and the Government of Cuba offered him the opportunity to study Architecture at the University of Havana. On his return to the Camps in 1985 he worked for the SADR's Department of Construction. He designed more than twenty public buildings, including town halls, schools and nursery schools, and also collaborated with international aid organisations to build hospitals and training colleges. All of these buildings were built collectively by the Saharan people. ;In 1999 he emigrated to Spain. His family joined him five years later.

Directed byJosé Luis Tirado

Play
Status
Released
Language
ES
Released
January 1, 2008
Studios
Asociación de Amigos del Pueblo Saharaui de SevillaZAP Producciones

Featuring

Cast & crew

Creative team
Directed by
José Luis Tirado

Keep watching

More like this

From Abdul To Leila7.5

From Abdul To Leila

2024 · Film

Imaging sleeping at home

Imaging sleeping at home

2012 · Film

Words of caramel

Words of caramel

2016 · Film

Ashes of Dreams

Ashes of Dreams

2011 · Film

Syngman Rhee's Thirty Years in Hawaii

Syngman Rhee's Thirty Years in Hawaii

2022 · Film

Hamada6.0

Hamada

2019 · Film

Lalia

Lalia

1999 · Film

The runner

The runner

2013 · Film

Village of Women7.0

Village of Women

2019 · Film

Le château de mon père

Le château de mon père

2023 · Film

Musawat, inclusion in the Sahrawi camps

Musawat, inclusion in the Sahrawi camps

2014 · Film

The Birth of Korea4.0

The Birth of Korea

2024 · Film

The Exiles8.7

The Exiles

2024 · Film

Le cahier de Danièle Kahn

Le cahier de Danièle Kahn

2024 · Film

Sand bellies

Sand bellies

2024 · Film

Robbed of Truth

Robbed of Truth

2011 · Film

Cheikh El Hasnaoui, from the White House to the Blue Ocean10.0

Cheikh El Hasnaoui, from the White House to the Blue Ocean

2014 · Film

Sahrawis, the eyes of the desert

Sahrawis, the eyes of the desert

2007 · Film

Sahara is not for sale

Sahara is not for sale

2007 · Film

Picked for you

Recommended movies

Human Flow6.9

Human Flow

2017 · Film

Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear7.0

Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear

2022 · Film

God Grew Tired of Us7.3

God Grew Tired of Us

2006 · Film

To Kill a Tiger7.6

To Kill a Tiger

2023 · Film

28 Up7.5

28 Up

1985 · Film

Sherman's March6.3

Sherman's March

1986 · Film

The Battle of Chile: Part III7.6

The Battle of Chile: Part III

1979 · Film

49 Up7.4

49 Up

2006 · Film

Fuck6.4

Fuck

2006 · Film

The Class of ‘927.1

The Class of ‘92

2013 · Film

Come See Me in the Good Light7.1

Come See Me in the Good Light

2025 · Film

42 Up7.6

42 Up

1999 · Film

A Toxic Love Story6.4

A Toxic Love Story

2026 · Film

35 Up7.6

35 Up

1991 · Film

Trainwreck: The Real Project X5.9

Trainwreck: The Real Project X

2025 · Film

Halftime6.8

Halftime

2022 · Film

Unknown Number: The High School Catfish6.7

Unknown Number: The High School Catfish

2025 · Film

The Carter Effect7.0

The Carter Effect

2017 · Film

Heart of a Dog6.5

Heart of a Dog

2015 · Film

The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story7.3

The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story

2019 · Film