Jamila, the Algerian (1958)
Drama
History
War
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.
Cast
Jamila Bou Harid
Youssef
Leader of the Algerian resistance
Amina
Aliaa
Azzam
Bu Harid
Judge Habib
Jamila's brother
Begar
Bouazza
Hasiba
Simon
French lawyer Jacques Vergès
Mustafa Bouhired, Jamila’s uncle
Crew
Director
Screenplay
Writer
Producer
Editor
Assistant Director
Scenic Artist
Co-Director
Director of Photography