CinemaOSMovie · 2021 · 1h 56m

Heliopolis

Story inspired by real facts

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In the city of Guelma, which was once called Heliopolis in ancient times, the daily life of an Algerian family takes its usual course. But on May 8, 1945, the day the end of World War II was announced, demonstrations by the Algerian people against the French colonial power and for the country's independence took place, which were bloodily suppressed by the French army and French settler militias. The event went down in history as the Sétif and Guelma massacre.

Directed byDjaffar Gacem

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 56m
Language
AR
Released
May 20, 2021
Studios
Agence Algérienne pour le Rayonnement CulturelProd’Art Films

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10 credited
Starring
Aziz Boukrouni

Aziz Boukrouni

Mokdad

Mehdi Ramdani

Mehdi Ramdani

Mahfoud

Souhila Mallem

Souhila Mallem

Nedjma

Alexis Rangheard

Alexis Rangheard

Gervais

Mourad Oudjit

Mourad Oudjit

Bachir

Fodil Assoul

Fodil Assoul

Sedek

Jacques Serres

Jacques Serres

Marcel Lavie

Cesar Duminil

Cesar Duminil

Claude Roland

Laurent Gernigon

Laurent Gernigon

Bertrand Roland

Mustapha Laribi

Mustapha Laribi

Farhad Abass

Creative team
Directed by
Djaffar Gacem
Djaffar Gacem
Written by
Djaffar Gacem
Djaffar Gacem

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