Daniel Ali, a rebellious schoolteacher in colonial Algeria
In 1954, Daniel Vérin, a young schoolteacher of Algerian descent, made a radical decision: he turned his back on colonial France and joined the Algerian insurgents. He enlisted in the FLN, then the ALN, and became "Ali," a soldier in the struggle for independence. At the end of the war in 1962, he became an Algerian citizen. But the long-awaited independence did not bring Ali the taste of victory. On a scholarship, he went to study in the United States. Upon his return, the Algerian administration forbade him from entering his homeland. Rejected by the country he had defended, he obtained American citizenship in 1969. Condemned by France for his activism and ignored by Algeria for more than forty years, Ali was not officially recognized as a mujahid, a fighter of the Revolution, until 2004.
Directed by Maurice Ferlet · Written by Georges Vérin
Cast
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Daniel Ali Vérin Self -
Patty Vérin Self -
Hélène Vérin Self -
Georges Vérin Self -
Khadidja Mahdi Self -
Malika Rahal Self - Bénédicte Richard Narrator
- Zohra Djazouli Self
- Abdallah Mihoubi Self
- Djilali Benali Self
Make it a double feature
1h 44m together
Daniel Ali, a rebellious schoolteacher in colonial Algeria
FC Metz, The Garnet Heart of Lorraine
Both from Maurice Ferlet.
