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Djamel Bendeddouche

Born January 1, 1941 · Tlemcen, Algeria

Died February 20, 2022 · aged 81

Djamel Bendeddouche (Arabic: جمال بن ددوش), born in 1941 in Tlemcen, Algeria, is a director, screenwriter, and prominent figure in Algerian cinema and television. Djamel Bendeddouche discovered the world of television and cinema at a very young age, just after his teenage years. He was barely 17 when he made his acting debut in 1958-59, starring in the film "Fadila" by Francis Mischkind. This sho…

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Fadila

MovieRomanceFamily

Fadila is a short film shot in the Casbah of Algiers during the Algerian War by a young French army conscript with the young Fadila Tizraoui and Djamel Bendeddouche who would become filmmakers after independence. The film depicts the friendship of two children in the streets of the Casbah and their encounter one day in December with Santa Claus... Fadila won the Grand Prix du Cinéma at the 1959 Children's Fair, was awarded a prize by the National Center for Cinematography (CNC) and was successfully exported.

Arezki, L'Indigène

Arezki, L'Indigène · 2008

Arezki, L'Indigène

In 1895, young journalist Albertine Auclair arrives in the Kabylie during a family visit. The beauty of the region seduces her but she soon learns of the struggles of the native Algerians. She hears in particular about Arezki El Bachir, who was recently sentenced to death by the colonial justice system, and decides to find out more about this extraordinary man.

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Fadila

MovieRomanceFamily

Fadila is a short film shot in the Casbah of Algiers during the Algerian War by a young French army conscript with the young Fadila Tizraoui and Djamel Bendeddouche who would become filmmakers after independence. The film depicts the friendship of two children in the streets of the Casbah and their encounter one day in December with Santa Claus... Fadila won the Grand Prix du Cinéma at the 1959 Children's Fair, was awarded a prize by the National Center for Cinematography (CNC) and was successfully exported.

Djamel

Arezki, L'Indigène

Arezki, L'Indigène · 2008

Arezki, L'Indigène

In 1895, young journalist Albertine Auclair arrives in the Kabylie during a family visit. The beauty of the region seduces her but she soon learns of the struggles of the native Algerians. She hears in particular about Arezki El Bachir, who was recently sentenced to death by the colonial justice system, and decides to find out more about this extraordinary man.

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