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Ali Akika

Born February 15, 1945 · Jijel, Algeria (age 81)

Ali Akika, born February 15, 1945 in Jijel, Algeria, is an Algerian director, screenwriter, producer and film critic. He has lived in France since 1965, first studying political economy at university and then becoming a teacher. Also a film critic, he collaborates with various film magazines (under the name Ali Mocki, he notably published several articles on Algerian cinema in Cahiers du cinéma in…

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The Olive TreeThe Olive Tree · 1976
The Olive Tree
★ 10.01976
MovieDocumentary
Filmed between 1973 and 1975, L’Olivier was produced by the Vincennes Cinema Group. This activist collective of teachers and filmmakers, formed on the occasion of this film, attempts to explain the Palestinian problem through interviews. The Olivier was one of the first films to attempt to give substance to what was still largely ignored in the West: the existence of the Palestinian people and their fight to recover their rights. L'Olivier responds to a concern: the already weak support of French public opinion for the Palestinian cause diminished following the Munich operation of 1972. Structured in such a way as to tell the Palestinian story and explain the state of the struggle at the time, the film appeals to global militant solidarity and, in particular, to European political commitments.
Jean Sénac, The Blacksmith of the SunJean Sénac, The Blacksmith of the Sun · 2003
Jean Sénac, The Blacksmith of the Sun
★ 10.02003
MovieDocumentary
By ending the life of Jean Senac on August 30, 1973 in Algiers, his assassins believed they would silence him forever. They were wrong since his voice is a little louder every day. Witnesses to these craze: the publication of the complete works of this great poet, the countless conferences and radio broadcasts devoted to him and finally the production of films such as "Jean Sénac, the blacksmith of the sun". The moving and overwhelming testimonies of those who knew him, the unpublished film archives, the generous voice of the poet on the radio, the discovery of his travels in the territories of poetry and politics make this film a precious document on the life of Jean Senac.
Enfants d’octobreEnfants d’octobre · 2000
Enfants d’octobre
2000
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The Olive TreeThe Olive Tree · 1976
The Olive Tree
★ 10.01976
MovieDocumentary
Filmed between 1973 and 1975, L’Olivier was produced by the Vincennes Cinema Group. This activist collective of teachers and filmmakers, formed on the occasion of this film, attempts to explain the Palestinian problem through interviews. The Olivier was one of the first films to attempt to give substance to what was still largely ignored in the West: the existence of the Palestinian people and their fight to recover their rights. L'Olivier responds to a concern: the already weak support of French public opinion for the Palestinian cause diminished following the Munich operation of 1972. Structured in such a way as to tell the Palestinian story and explain the state of the struggle at the time, the film appeals to global militant solidarity and, in particular, to European political commitments.

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Jean Sénac, The Blacksmith of the SunJean Sénac, The Blacksmith of the Sun · 2003
Jean Sénac, The Blacksmith of the Sun
★ 10.02003
MovieDocumentary
By ending the life of Jean Senac on August 30, 1973 in Algiers, his assassins believed they would silence him forever. They were wrong since his voice is a little louder every day. Witnesses to these craze: the publication of the complete works of this great poet, the countless conferences and radio broadcasts devoted to him and finally the production of films such as "Jean Sénac, the blacksmith of the sun". The moving and overwhelming testimonies of those who knew him, the unpublished film archives, the generous voice of the poet on the radio, the discovery of his travels in the territories of poetry and politics make this film a precious document on the life of Jean Senac.

Director