Ahdat Sanawovach el-Djamr (1975)
Genre: Drama / War
Duration: 177 minuten
Alternative titles: Chronique des Années de Braise / Chronicle of the Years of Fire / Chronicle of the Years of Ember
Country:
Algeria
Directed by: Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Starst: Yorgo Voyagis, Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina and Leila Shenna
IMDb score:
7,3 (1.039)
Releasedate: 26 November 1975
Ahdat Sanawovach el-Djamr plot
Achmed and his family are forced to leave their rural village in search of water. They end up in the big city. During the period when Achmed tries to adapt to city life, he is forced to fight with an Algerian army unit in the Second World War. When Achmed returns a few years later, he sees that the French domination of his country has only increased. Achmed joins the ever-growing resistance to colonialism.
Actors and actresses
Ahmed
Le conteur fou
La femme
Le contremaître de la carrière
Slimane
Reviews & comments
MisterPink
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I always thought that eating donkey meat was haram, or that the ritual sacrifice of the animal to ward off drought was a forbidden form of superstition in Islam. Perhaps deviating from the doctrine should be viewed as a metaphor in light of oppressive French colonialism. I have no idea.
What is clearly visible and audible, however, is that the donkey with its legs tied is stressed and deliberately suffering pain as its throat is slit. Definitely not a pretty opening to the film, which is otherwise cinematographically sound. Yes, the director's role as the village idiot Miloud does become irritating after a while. But he eventually gets his deserved punishment.
The animal cruelty, the driving of the donkeys and horses with sticks or whips—which actually perform the heavy work for the Algerian farmers—causes me to give this film a failing grade.
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