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Yasmina Adi

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Yasmina Adi

Born January 1, 1975 · Saint-Martin-d'Hères, Isère, France (age 51)

Yasmina Adi is a French filmmaker originally from Grenoble, born to Algerian parents. She worked as a press officer before becoming an assistant director in 1997. She then devoted herself to writing documentaries. "The Other May 8, 1945 - At the Origins of the Algerian War," her first film, won the 2009 Scam Stars Award and was broadcast on French and international television channels. "Here We Dr…

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Here We Drown AlgeriansHere We Drown Algerians · 2011
Here We Drown Algerians
★ 6.82011
MovieDocumentaryHistory
In response to the call of the Front de libération nationale (F.L.N., the National Liberation Front), thousands of Algerians from Paris and its surroundings march on October 17, 1961, to protest against the curfew imposed on them. This peaceful demonstration will be violently put down by the police. 50 years on, the filmmaker sheds light on this still taboo subject. Blending testimony and unseen archive footage, history and memory, past and present, the film relates the different stages in these events and reveals the strategy and methods applied at the highest level of the French state: manipulation of public opinion, the systematic challenge of every accusation, the censoring of information in order to prevent investigation.
InfrarougeInfrarouge · 2006
Infrarouge
★ 6.02006
SeriesDocumentary
French current affair show

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Here We Drown AlgeriansHere We Drown Algerians · 2011
Here We Drown Algerians
★ 6.82011
MovieDocumentaryHistory
In response to the call of the Front de libération nationale (F.L.N., the National Liberation Front), thousands of Algerians from Paris and its surroundings march on October 17, 1961, to protest against the curfew imposed on them. This peaceful demonstration will be violently put down by the police. 50 years on, the filmmaker sheds light on this still taboo subject. Blending testimony and unseen archive footage, history and memory, past and present, the film relates the different stages in these events and reveals the strategy and methods applied at the highest level of the French state: manipulation of public opinion, the systematic challenge of every accusation, the censoring of information in order to prevent investigation.

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