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Allel Yahiaoui
Born January 1, 1943 · Alger, Algeria
Died May 10, 2025 · aged 82
Allel Yahiaoui (en arabic : علال يحياوي) is a director of Algerian photography and director, born in 1943 in Algiers. He distinguished himself in Algerian cinema by participating in numerous films and series, mainly as managers (director of photography), but also as a director. He is recognized for his significant contribution to the visual aesthetics of Algerian cinema, collaborating on works th…
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Jennia · 2019Jennia
2019
MovieDramaFantasy
Dahmane is a wealthy and educated man who lives alone with his horse. One day, he takes in Jennia, a beautiful woman who turns out to be a spirit. The childless Dahmane adopts her and refuses to release her. However, his neighbour discovers his secret and threatens to reveal it unless Dahmane brings the neighbour's wayward son back home.
The Trip To Algiers · 2009The Trip To Algiers
★ 8.02009
MovieDrama
When the War of Independence ends, a widow must find a roof for her six children. Luckily, a Frenchman about to leave offers her the house he is about to vacate. But a high-placed local bureaucrat does not agree to such a gift. After losing all hope of obtaining the property due to the bias of the local authorities, she decides to go to the capital with her children to speak to the president of the Republic.
Gourbi Palace · 2006Gourbi Palace
★ 10.02006
MovieComedy
A poor man rescues a rich man from burglars. as a way for thanking him The rich guy invite him and his family to come and live in his luxurious hotel. The poor family's life turns upside down in their new home.
Nahla · 1979Nahla
★ 7.01979
MovieDramaWar
After the battle of Kfar Chouba in Lebanon in January 1975, Larbi Nasri, a young Algerian journalist, was caught in the whirlwind of events preceding the civil war. Linked to Maha, Hind, Raouf and Michel who surround Nahla, he witnesses the construction of the myth of Nahla, a singer adored by the Arab population. One day Nahla loses her voice on stage. The atmosphere of crisis that reigns around her is spreading like an infection. Larbi, fascinated, loses his footing and gets bogged down.
Tale of an Encounter · 1985Tale of an Encounter
★ 6.31985
MovieDrama
Two deaf and dumb children. She is the daughter of an American Oil engineer. He is the son of an Algerian farmer. They meet and manage to communicate, transcending all the cultural barriers that separate them.
We Shall Go onto the Mountain · 1987We Shall Go onto the Mountain
1987
MovieWarDrama
Four short films covering the Algerian War, directed by three filmmakers, each telling a different story: The Maquis, The Rebel, The Rifle, and The Notebook of a Maquisard.
Youssef: The Legend of the Seventh Sleeper · 1994Youssef: The Legend of the Seventh Sleeper
★ 9.01994
MovieDrama
In Algeria, Youcef escapes from a psychiatric asylum located at the edge of the desert. He was a fighter and, years later, he still believes himself to be a prisoner of the French army. He rejoins what he thinks is his resistance group. He finds the bones of his comrades, buries them, and promises himself that he will visit their families, one after the other, to honor their memory. He goes underground and makes quick forays into the villages. He is struck by what he sees there. Young people queuing for bread, former FLN leaders living in the villas of the colonists, and farm workers mistreated by their Algerian foremen. As for the women, although they played a decisive role in the liberation of the country, they are now cloistered or forced to go out in public wearing masks. When he is discovered by the authorities, Youcef cannot believe that thirty years have passed. This nuisance must be eliminated...
A People on the March · 1963A People on the March
★ 6.51963
MovieDocumentaryWar
Collectively directed by the members of the Centre audiovisuel d'Alger at Ben Aknoun, the film traces, in two parts, Algeria's recent history, from colonial repression to the birth of the National Liberation Army, and the country's postwar reconstruction, framed in sympathy with the socialist project of Ahmed Ben Bella's government. Released in 1964, the film was banned and sealed after Houari Boumediene's June 1965 coup, precisely because of its favorable treatment of Ben Bella.
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