THE BATTLE FOR ALGIERS (1966) AA

Foreign, French, Subtitles

From Netflix: One of the most influential films in the history of political cinema, Gillo Pontecorvo's The Battle of Algiers focuses on the events of 1957, a key year in Algeria's struggle for independence from France. Shot in the streets of Algiers in documentary style, the film vividly re-creates the tumultuous Algerian uprising against the occupying French. The violence soon escalates on both sides in this war drama that's still astonishingly relevant.

WW comments: Very special and remarkable film. This timeless movie shows the unbelievable similarity between what occurred in Algeria in the 1950's and 1960's and what has been taking place in the Middle East today. Don't know where politics is going but one think is clear, people will revolt and revolt again if they feel humiliated and disenfranchised.