The Vault
Daniel Ali, a rebellious schoolteacher in colonial Algeria
2012 ★ 10.0In 1954, Daniel Vérin, a young schoolteacher of Algerian descent, made a radical decision: he turned his back on colonial France and joined the Algerian insurge
The Battle of Algiers
1966 ★ 7.9Paratrooper commander Colonel Mathieu, a former French Resistance fighter during World War II, is sent to Algeria to reinforce efforts to squelch the uprisings
The Other Shore
1997 ★ 6.2This film deals with the aftermath of the Algerian war of liberation. Georges Montero, an Algerian-born Frenchman, manages an olive canning factory in Oran. He
Adieu Philippine
1962 ★ 6.9Michel is a young technician in the fledgling TV industry and is due for military service in two months at the time of the Algerian War. Juliette and Liliane ar
Le Petit Soldat
1963 ★ 6.9Despite his lack of political convictions, photojournalist Bruno Forestier is roped into a paramilitary group waging a shadow war in Geneva against the Algerian
Days of Glory
2006 ★ 6.71943. They have never stepped foot on French soil but because France was at war, Said, Abdelkader, Messaoud and Yassir enlist in the French Army, along with 130
The Bureau
2015 ★ 8.2Within the DGSE (General Directorate for External Security), a department called the Office Of Legends (BDL) forms and remote pilot the most important agents of
The Call
1936 ★ 8.0The story of Charles de Foucauld, born September 15, 1858 in Strasbourg (France) and died December 1, 1916 in Tamanrasset in Algeria during the French colonial
Wild Reeds
1994 ★ 7.0As the Algerian War draws to a close, a teenager with a girlfriend starts feeling homosexual urges for two of his classmates: a country boy, and a French-Algeri
Kad Merad
Kad Merad is a French-Algerian filmmaker and actor who has acted both on stage and on screen. He was born in Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria, on March 27, 1964, to an A
Reda Kateb
Reda Kateb (born 27 July 1977) is a French actor. Kateb was born in Ivry-sur-Seine, France, to an Algerian actor, Malek-Eddine Kateb, and a French nurse of Cze
Mohamed Fellag
Mohand Fellag (in Arabic محمد فلاق; in Berber ⴼⴻⵍⵍⴰⴳ), known as Mohamed Fellag or simply "Fellag" or sometimes Mohamed Saïd Fellag, is an Algerian actor, humori
Hacène Benzerari
Hacène Benzerari is an Algerian actor and screenwriter born in 1946 in Constantine, Algeria. He is married to actress Nora Benzerari. Before his career in cinem
Leïla Bekhti
Leïla Bekhti (ليلى بختي) is a French-Algerian actress, born on March 6, 1984, in Issy-les-Moulineaux. She notably received the César Award for Most Promising Ac
Samy Seghir
Samy Seghir (born 29 June 1994 in Saint-Denis) is a French actor of Algerian descent. From an Algerian family, Samy began his career in 2006, when his mother r
Camélia Jordana
Camélia Jordana Aliouane (born 15 September 1992) is a French pop singer. She rose to fame after participating in the television show Nouvelle Star, the French
Deserter
2002 ★ 5.3Unlikely friends in a melting pot of confusion. Simon Murray fights for the French Foreign Legion. Pascal Dupont fights for himself. War torn men question honou
Amel Bent
Amel Bent Bachir (born 21 June 1985) is a French R&B and pop singer who gained fame after reaching the semi-finals of season 2 of French TV singing competition
The Little Sister
2025 ★ 6.6Fatima, 17, the youngest daughter of a French-Algerian family in a Paris suburb, leaves school for a prestigious prep class. She plays football, has a secret bo
Spices and Lies
2025 ★ 7.0Mehdi's life lies on a fragile balance. He plays the role of the perfect Algerian son for his mother Fatima, while hiding his relationship with Léa and his pass
Commando
1962 ★ 6.2A French Foreign Legion commander is told to assemble a unit and capture an Algerian rebel leader. He gathers in his old unit, most of whom are no longer in top
A Prophet
2009 ★ 7.6Sentenced to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena is alone in the world and can neither read nor write. On his arrival at the prison, he seems younger and more
The Arab
2026 ★ 0.0Haroun is an old bachelor who has lived in Oran for several years. A retired civil servant, he leads a reclusive life until the day he meets Kamel in a bar—a jo
Mohamed Ben Kassen
Mohamed Ben Kassen is an Algerian actor. He plays the role of Little Omar in the cult film "The Battle of Algiers" by Gillo Pontecorvo (1966) with Brahim Hadjad