1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.BZ 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.BZ 3 00:01:37,306 --> 00:01:41,102 WINNER OF THE GOLDEN PALM AT THE 1975 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 4 00:01:51,695 --> 00:01:57,409 I swear before you all and before God, I'm leaving this land! 5 00:01:57,576 --> 00:02:02,164 This land where my brother died over a drop of water, I'm leaving it! 6 00:02:09,421 --> 00:02:11,632 - I'm leaving for France. - Are you mad? 7 00:02:11,799 --> 00:02:13,008 I'm going to France. 8 00:02:13,175 --> 00:02:14,927 - Be reasonable! - I'm going. 9 00:02:15,094 --> 00:02:16,345 And your ancestors? 10 00:02:16,512 --> 00:02:18,764 - Your kids? - I'm leaving them to God. 11 00:02:18,931 --> 00:02:21,183 - Your land? - It's cursed. 12 00:02:21,350 --> 00:02:24,311 - What about our history? - What about me, Ali? 13 00:02:24,478 --> 00:02:27,648 I'm going to enlist! I want to enlist! 14 00:02:27,815 --> 00:02:30,568 - What's wrong with you? - Nothing! 15 00:02:30,734 --> 00:02:32,653 - What about your family? - I have none left! 16 00:02:32,820 --> 00:02:35,656 - Your wife? - She'll re-marry. 17 00:02:35,823 --> 00:02:37,658 - Your land? - Take it! 18 00:02:37,825 --> 00:02:41,871 With its drought and its misery! I'm enlisting! 19 00:02:42,037 --> 00:02:43,706 Let me sign, sir. 20 00:02:49,879 --> 00:02:53,883 Be patient, Kouider. God will come to our aid. 21 00:02:54,049 --> 00:02:56,594 He won't help us! He doesn't care about us anymore! 22 00:02:56,760 --> 00:02:58,137 Don't blaspheme. 23 00:02:59,096 --> 00:03:02,474 Kouider, just be patient. We've seen worse. 24 00:03:02,641 --> 00:03:07,730 True, but look at this land, it's a wasteland. 25 00:03:07,897 --> 00:03:11,609 I'm tired of being hungry, and of all this poverty! 26 00:03:11,775 --> 00:03:14,612 I'm sick and tired of misery. I've had enough! 27 00:03:14,778 --> 00:03:17,198 - Be reasonable. - That's what I'm doing. 28 00:03:17,364 --> 00:03:21,869 - What about your children? - It's for them that I'm leaving. 29 00:03:22,036 --> 00:03:23,746 My exile is for their sake! 30 00:03:24,288 --> 00:03:28,834 Look at you, how miserable you all are! How miserable I am! 31 00:03:30,211 --> 00:03:34,340 Ahmed, look at me and listen carefully, 32 00:03:34,506 --> 00:03:36,592 the day will come when we... 33 00:03:38,177 --> 00:03:39,637 When we... 34 00:03:50,147 --> 00:03:55,402 O.N.C.I.C. PRESENTS 35 00:03:55,569 --> 00:03:59,240 CHRONICLE OF THE YEARS OF FIRE 36 00:03:59,406 --> 00:04:02,576 YORGO VOYAGIS 37 00:04:02,743 --> 00:04:05,913 LARBI ZEKKAL 38 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:09,250 CHEIKH NOUREDDINE 39 00:04:09,416 --> 00:04:12,544 HASSAN EL-HASSANI 40 00:04:12,711 --> 00:04:15,881 LEILA SHENNA 41 00:04:16,048 --> 00:04:19,218 SID ALI KOUIRET 42 00:04:19,385 --> 00:04:22,554 MOHAMED SISSANI 43 00:04:22,721 --> 00:04:25,891 ABDULHALIM RAIS 44 00:04:26,058 --> 00:04:29,228 TAHA THE AMIR 45 00:04:29,395 --> 00:04:32,314 JOHN BEN MABROOK 46 00:05:00,634 --> 00:05:05,389 THE CHILDREN OF LAKHDAR-HAMINA 47 00:05:05,556 --> 00:05:09,226 "MILOUD": M. LAKHDAR-HAMINA 48 00:05:09,393 --> 00:05:12,771 BASED ON A STORY BY M. LAKHDAR-HAMINA 49 00:05:13,439 --> 00:05:16,317 SCREENPLAY BY M. LAKHDAR-HAMINA 50 00:05:16,483 --> 00:05:18,402 T. FARES AND R. BOUJDERA 51 00:05:22,614 --> 00:05:25,534 FIRST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR A. BOUGUERMOUH 52 00:05:26,952 --> 00:05:30,289 SCRIPT CONTINUITY ANITA STRIZZI 53 00:05:30,789 --> 00:05:35,002 DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY MARCELLO GATTI 54 00:05:35,169 --> 00:05:39,006 CAMERA OPERATOR M. LAKHDAR-HAMINA 55 00:06:04,448 --> 00:06:07,951 SOUND ENGINEER VARTAN KARAKESIAN 56 00:06:16,502 --> 00:06:19,296 FILM EDITOR YOUCEF WEEK 57 00:06:22,841 --> 00:06:26,178 PRODUCTION MANAGER PIERRE GOUT 58 00:06:26,345 --> 00:06:29,348 MUSIC PHILIPPE ARTHUYS 59 00:06:30,265 --> 00:06:34,937 PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY MOHAMMED LAKHDAR-HAMINA 60 00:09:22,813 --> 00:09:25,774 I've lost three more sheep. 61 00:09:25,941 --> 00:09:29,152 If this drought continues, we'll lose them all. 62 00:09:29,319 --> 00:09:32,656 We're going to pray to the Desert Spirit for help. 63 00:10:30,964 --> 00:10:36,136 THE YEARS OF ASHES 64 00:13:52,958 --> 00:13:55,126 If God doesn't help us... 65 00:13:58,380 --> 00:14:00,465 It will be another dark day. 66 00:14:26,408 --> 00:14:29,786 You have done your duty. God will bless you! 67 00:14:29,953 --> 00:14:31,997 You can go home now. 68 00:14:32,163 --> 00:14:34,666 It's in God's hands now. 69 00:16:06,049 --> 00:16:10,095 Leave some water for your brothers! We're all thirsty. 70 00:16:17,477 --> 00:16:19,562 Hey! 71 00:16:20,480 --> 00:16:21,815 Boulakhras! 72 00:16:21,982 --> 00:16:24,901 - Answer me! - Where did you get that water? 73 00:16:25,068 --> 00:16:27,487 The waterhole at Sidi M'barek. 74 00:16:27,654 --> 00:16:29,656 It's so muddy. 75 00:16:30,198 --> 00:16:34,536 If you want water, go now. There's not much left. 76 00:16:37,414 --> 00:16:39,624 It's a whole day's walk. 77 00:19:51,649 --> 00:19:52,483 Fudil! 78 00:19:54,903 --> 00:19:55,904 Fudil. 79 00:20:40,990 --> 00:20:44,911 Listen, I think I hear thunder over towards Sellat. 80 00:20:45,078 --> 00:20:48,706 If there's thunder in Sellat, then water will soon come. 81 00:21:49,892 --> 00:21:52,020 What are you all waiting for? 82 00:21:52,186 --> 00:21:54,355 For Aissa to let us know. 83 00:21:54,522 --> 00:21:57,650 Let you know what? The water is coming. 84 00:21:57,817 --> 00:21:59,152 I can smell it. 85 00:22:12,332 --> 00:22:14,459 So, Aissa, any news? 86 00:22:14,625 --> 00:22:16,336 I'm waiting here. 87 00:22:16,502 --> 00:22:18,421 Let's go see. 88 00:22:19,964 --> 00:22:22,300 It's coming. I can hear it. 89 00:22:22,467 --> 00:22:25,678 Stop fooling around. Get up. 90 00:22:27,388 --> 00:22:29,182 Playing water diviner? 91 00:23:21,317 --> 00:23:23,653 You were right. 92 00:23:23,820 --> 00:23:25,405 I told you, Ahmed! 93 00:23:26,072 --> 00:23:28,783 If there's thunder in Sellat, the water always comes! 94 00:23:32,537 --> 00:23:36,332 Look at this blessing! Look, Ahmed! 95 00:24:08,531 --> 00:24:09,782 Wait! 96 00:24:48,446 --> 00:24:51,991 Look, the water is flowing to their side! 97 00:24:56,496 --> 00:24:59,123 There's hardly any on our side. 98 00:25:00,875 --> 00:25:03,669 We should clear the canal. 99 00:25:04,629 --> 00:25:06,881 Don't touch the canal. It's the boundary! 100 00:25:07,048 --> 00:25:10,092 How can you say that? All the water is on your side. 101 00:25:10,259 --> 00:25:11,761 That's not our fault. 102 00:25:11,928 --> 00:25:14,222 It's the will of God. 103 00:25:15,473 --> 00:25:18,768 The will of God is never unjust. We deserve our share. 104 00:25:18,935 --> 00:25:21,062 - God is just. - You must obey Him, 105 00:25:21,229 --> 00:25:23,105 or He will punish you. 106 00:25:26,400 --> 00:25:28,986 It can't be any worse than now, you tyrant! 107 00:26:41,267 --> 00:26:46,272 Look, it's raining! 108 00:27:06,584 --> 00:27:07,835 Move it. 109 00:28:36,132 --> 00:28:38,926 Come help me with the carpet. 110 00:28:39,093 --> 00:28:41,595 Help me spread it out. 111 00:28:42,179 --> 00:28:45,933 Sit down. 112 00:29:10,750 --> 00:29:12,752 What's the matter, Auntie? 113 00:29:13,544 --> 00:29:14,962 What is it? 114 00:29:16,297 --> 00:29:18,340 Ahmed, my son... 115 00:29:19,049 --> 00:29:20,718 I've come here... 116 00:29:24,305 --> 00:29:26,515 for a marriage proposal. 117 00:29:44,700 --> 00:29:46,202 I don't understand. 118 00:29:47,369 --> 00:29:50,372 Your sister, Kheira, and your cousin, Said. 119 00:29:51,248 --> 00:29:53,083 We are one family. 120 00:30:08,516 --> 00:30:12,645 It's completely dry. Not a single drop left. 121 00:30:18,150 --> 00:30:19,944 It's the same every year. 122 00:30:49,306 --> 00:30:50,474 Come! 123 00:31:16,041 --> 00:31:17,918 What's up with him? 124 00:31:38,814 --> 00:31:40,566 Pack your things. 125 00:32:15,893 --> 00:32:16,769 Said, 126 00:32:17,686 --> 00:32:20,773 talk to your cousin and make him change his mind. 127 00:32:39,333 --> 00:32:43,295 What's gotten into you, Ahmed? Be patient like us. 128 00:32:43,462 --> 00:32:45,756 Have you lost your mind? 129 00:32:45,923 --> 00:32:48,133 - You're giving up? - Yes. 130 00:32:48,300 --> 00:32:50,219 - And your possessions? - I don't have any. 131 00:32:50,386 --> 00:32:52,137 - Your land? - I don't have any. 132 00:32:52,304 --> 00:32:54,348 - Your ancestors? - You can have them. 133 00:32:54,515 --> 00:32:56,725 What about their blessing? 134 00:32:56,892 --> 00:32:59,103 That's the cause of all this. 135 00:32:59,770 --> 00:33:03,107 I beg you not to leave, Ahmed. 136 00:33:05,818 --> 00:33:07,611 Be reasonable, Ahmed. 137 00:33:23,043 --> 00:33:25,838 I'm here to ask for your blessing, Sheik. 138 00:33:26,505 --> 00:33:28,924 What's the matter, Ahmed? 139 00:33:29,508 --> 00:33:31,301 You haven't come alone. 140 00:33:32,011 --> 00:33:34,513 Your wife, your children... 141 00:33:38,225 --> 00:33:39,893 I'm doing this for their sake. 142 00:33:41,186 --> 00:33:44,189 You'll cut all ties with us. 143 00:33:44,356 --> 00:33:46,859 This land made sure of that long ago. 144 00:33:49,570 --> 00:33:51,864 Are you sure you want to do this? 145 00:33:57,286 --> 00:33:58,454 Yes, Sheikh. 146 00:34:00,456 --> 00:34:05,669 Then you may leave with my blessing, and with the blessing of your ancestors. 147 00:36:20,804 --> 00:36:24,516 Ask that man where your cousin lives. 148 00:36:32,733 --> 00:36:34,193 They've arrived. 149 00:36:35,027 --> 00:36:38,071 Can you tell me where Kouider Ben Amar lives? 150 00:36:38,238 --> 00:36:43,994 They've arrived! Those tattered, famished, starving people. 151 00:36:44,161 --> 00:36:45,412 They've arrived. 152 00:36:46,455 --> 00:36:50,584 Please, can you tell me where Kouider Ben Amar lives? 153 00:36:53,795 --> 00:36:56,340 More and more lost people arrive here, 154 00:36:56,840 --> 00:36:59,885 thinking they have found paradise. 155 00:37:00,427 --> 00:37:04,932 And yet here, they're only sinking deeper into the sand. 156 00:37:05,098 --> 00:37:07,434 The only resting place, brothers, 157 00:37:07,601 --> 00:37:09,686 on this here earth, 158 00:37:09,853 --> 00:37:12,731 where you're safe from all ordeals and woes, 159 00:37:12,898 --> 00:37:15,817 is here, in the cemetery. 160 00:37:16,693 --> 00:37:18,070 So many 161 00:37:19,404 --> 00:37:22,241 herdsmen I've seen, 162 00:37:22,407 --> 00:37:26,870 chasing mirages, hoping to find the riches of life. 163 00:37:27,037 --> 00:37:29,790 But in reality, they're getting more and more lost. 164 00:37:29,957 --> 00:37:32,501 Here's your mirage, imprudent travelers, 165 00:37:32,668 --> 00:37:35,837 where you will only find filthy water to drink. 166 00:37:36,004 --> 00:37:41,176 They were free and poor, but now they're just miserable. 167 00:37:41,718 --> 00:37:42,803 Follow me. 168 00:37:43,303 --> 00:37:45,722 Poor man. He's gone crazy. 169 00:37:47,432 --> 00:37:51,103 Crazy? Yes, I'm crazy. 170 00:37:51,270 --> 00:37:53,272 I'm different. 171 00:37:53,438 --> 00:37:56,358 But I know what I say, and I know where my home is. 172 00:37:56,525 --> 00:38:00,821 And you, do you know where your children are spending the night? 173 00:38:01,738 --> 00:38:04,825 Follow me, I will take you to Mr. Kaddour's house! 174 00:38:12,040 --> 00:38:13,041 Come! 175 00:38:29,016 --> 00:38:34,313 This is the city, made of stones. It attracts you like flies. 176 00:38:34,855 --> 00:38:38,442 Here, you can buy anything you are able to afford. 177 00:38:43,071 --> 00:38:45,782 Here, you will find those who rule us with contempt. 178 00:38:46,950 --> 00:38:49,244 The prison, where you'll end up if they catch you. 179 00:38:51,246 --> 00:38:53,373 There, right in front of you, 180 00:38:53,915 --> 00:38:55,917 the cruel and inflexible colonel. 181 00:38:59,338 --> 00:39:03,383 Here lives a man who says only crazy things. 182 00:39:04,009 --> 00:39:06,219 This arrogant man passes his days 183 00:39:07,471 --> 00:39:09,556 insulting his people and oppressing them. 184 00:39:11,933 --> 00:39:13,435 The barracks. 185 00:39:14,436 --> 00:39:16,188 The police station. 186 00:39:20,567 --> 00:39:23,153 The church and its cross. 187 00:39:23,320 --> 00:39:27,074 Their God watches over them, but observes us. 188 00:39:28,450 --> 00:39:31,870 Look closely at our town. See how it sparkles. 189 00:39:34,581 --> 00:39:37,376 See how its citizens live. 190 00:39:47,969 --> 00:39:50,305 Poverty-stricken but proud. 191 00:39:52,933 --> 00:39:56,645 Here's our paradise, which dazzles people 192 00:39:56,812 --> 00:39:58,105 with all its misfortunes... 193 00:39:58,271 --> 00:39:59,731 Miloud! Miloud! 194 00:39:59,898 --> 00:40:03,318 Its sorrow and its anxiety. 195 00:40:04,945 --> 00:40:07,697 Miloud! 196 00:40:14,454 --> 00:40:16,873 Calm down! Calm down! 197 00:40:20,502 --> 00:40:23,171 Behold this paradise. 198 00:40:25,424 --> 00:40:28,427 Look at these flies! How charming and graceful! 199 00:40:28,593 --> 00:40:32,055 With neither snot, nor trachoma! Wipe your nose! 200 00:40:40,605 --> 00:40:43,191 Go away! 201 00:40:43,358 --> 00:40:44,734 Get away, get away! 202 00:40:44,901 --> 00:40:47,529 That goes for you too! 203 00:40:47,696 --> 00:40:50,574 Don't come near us, lunatic! 204 00:41:09,301 --> 00:41:11,678 Mother, Uncle Ahmed has come. 205 00:41:13,346 --> 00:41:15,223 Come greet your uncle. 206 00:41:28,612 --> 00:41:32,699 - How was the harvest? - "Fantastic", like every year! 207 00:42:33,426 --> 00:42:34,511 You. 208 00:42:36,846 --> 00:42:37,722 And you. 209 00:42:39,224 --> 00:42:40,475 And you. 210 00:42:45,855 --> 00:42:47,566 Always the same men. 211 00:42:55,282 --> 00:42:57,284 You, come here. 212 00:43:01,121 --> 00:43:03,665 I haven't seen you before. Where are you from? 213 00:43:05,625 --> 00:43:07,669 I'm one of Abdallah's tribe. 214 00:43:10,046 --> 00:43:11,756 The donkey thieves! 215 00:43:18,597 --> 00:43:21,808 Keep a hold of yourself, and don't respond. 216 00:43:21,975 --> 00:43:24,561 Maintain your dignity, no matter what comes before you. 217 00:43:25,895 --> 00:43:28,732 See? He's crazy. 218 00:45:45,201 --> 00:45:47,245 I pay you to work, 219 00:45:47,412 --> 00:45:50,123 not to sit around doing nothing. 220 00:45:56,087 --> 00:45:57,172 Stand up! 221 00:46:03,511 --> 00:46:05,263 Understand? Back to work! 222 00:46:41,508 --> 00:46:42,926 Good-for-nothing! 223 00:48:00,962 --> 00:48:04,340 There's no work for you! Get out of here. 224 00:50:03,793 --> 00:50:06,963 Good day. May God be with you! 225 00:50:28,609 --> 00:50:31,237 Come on! Wake up! 226 00:50:34,782 --> 00:50:38,828 Come on, stand up, your time has come! 227 00:50:38,995 --> 00:50:42,999 We need you. Your country is calling you. 228 00:50:44,751 --> 00:50:49,130 Hitler's army has gathered at its borders. 229 00:50:49,630 --> 00:50:51,340 Not you. You're too young. 230 00:50:53,760 --> 00:50:56,637 Wake up, come on! 231 00:50:58,347 --> 00:51:00,558 - Missa! - Two gives nothing. 232 00:51:01,100 --> 00:51:04,270 Look at them running. 233 00:51:04,437 --> 00:51:05,438 Mr. Amar! 234 00:51:05,605 --> 00:51:08,232 Come and see, it'll be a catastrophe. 235 00:51:29,462 --> 00:51:31,756 An announcement for all the population! 236 00:51:32,924 --> 00:51:35,259 The Republic of France 237 00:51:35,426 --> 00:51:38,513 has ordered a general mobilization. 238 00:51:39,222 --> 00:51:42,683 As per the orders of the President of France, 239 00:51:42,850 --> 00:51:47,355 all land, sea and air forces have been mobilized, 240 00:51:48,106 --> 00:51:54,320 and all animals, vehicles, and resources are to be requisitioned. 241 00:51:54,904 --> 00:51:56,197 Well done, Hitler! 242 00:51:56,364 --> 00:51:58,825 If he rids us of the French, I promise... 243 00:51:58,991 --> 00:52:00,201 - What? - I promise 244 00:52:00,368 --> 00:52:03,079 - I'll sacrifice an ox. - Come on, play! 245 00:52:03,621 --> 00:52:06,707 If you're willing to sacrifice an ox, I'll throw a party. 246 00:52:06,874 --> 00:52:09,168 Stop it, someone might hear us. 247 00:52:09,335 --> 00:52:12,004 Never mind them and play. 248 00:52:12,672 --> 00:52:14,215 Will we quit playing? 249 00:52:14,382 --> 00:52:16,926 During the general mobilization... 250 00:52:17,093 --> 00:52:19,887 - Like Hitler! - France is fucked. 251 00:52:20,054 --> 00:52:21,013 Listen, 252 00:52:21,180 --> 00:52:22,807 France is ruined. 253 00:52:22,974 --> 00:52:25,893 Don't forget we're in the same boat. 254 00:52:26,561 --> 00:52:31,566 All French citizens and natives eligible for military service 255 00:52:31,732 --> 00:52:35,570 must comply with this official order, 256 00:52:35,736 --> 00:52:39,240 or otherwise be subject to punishment. 257 00:52:39,991 --> 00:52:42,618 What's he talking about? 258 00:52:42,785 --> 00:52:46,038 They've ordered a general mobilization. 259 00:52:46,205 --> 00:52:47,331 What's that? 260 00:52:47,498 --> 00:52:49,208 The cannons will be heard. 261 00:52:49,375 --> 00:52:53,296 They can go to hell, I did my service in 1931. 262 00:52:53,462 --> 00:52:56,924 You're screwed. Didn't you hear what he said? 263 00:52:57,091 --> 00:52:58,885 They're calling all reserves. 264 00:52:59,051 --> 00:53:02,430 I've never heard of any military service. 265 00:53:03,181 --> 00:53:06,058 Then shut up, or they'll send you to war. 266 00:53:06,225 --> 00:53:11,439 The army is responsible for the enforcement of this decree. 267 00:53:12,648 --> 00:53:16,736 Have you understood? Inform anyone who isn't here. 268 00:53:23,326 --> 00:53:25,912 Arise, everyone! 269 00:53:26,662 --> 00:53:27,914 Come on! 270 00:53:30,625 --> 00:53:33,211 I have to inform you that you are all soldiers. 271 00:53:33,377 --> 00:53:35,546 You must serve this noble cause. 272 00:53:35,713 --> 00:53:40,092 All the beggars, the unemployed, the poor, 273 00:53:40,259 --> 00:53:42,470 everyone's been drafted, even me, 274 00:53:42,637 --> 00:53:44,847 your humble servant. 275 00:53:45,014 --> 00:53:49,143 Get ready and I will prepare you for battle! 276 00:53:49,894 --> 00:53:51,896 One, two. One, two... 277 00:54:39,652 --> 00:54:41,821 Come on, march! 278 00:54:47,994 --> 00:54:50,788 Move it. Quickly! 279 00:54:52,373 --> 00:54:53,833 Quickly! 280 00:55:26,449 --> 00:55:27,825 Take this. 281 00:55:29,744 --> 00:55:30,870 Go now. 282 00:56:09,075 --> 00:56:11,535 Hurry up, Mr. El Hadj! Or we'll miss it. 283 00:56:12,328 --> 00:56:14,330 Can't you hear? There's interference. 284 00:56:18,292 --> 00:56:20,211 Take your time searching. 285 00:56:21,253 --> 00:56:23,798 Are we going to be here all night? 286 00:56:23,964 --> 00:56:25,716 There's nothing I can do about it. 287 00:56:30,388 --> 00:56:32,765 "We'll destroy Mulhouse, Sélestat and Strasbourg, 288 00:56:32,932 --> 00:56:34,517 and we'll reinforce the artillery." 289 00:56:35,309 --> 00:56:37,853 Do you hear? It's him! 290 00:56:40,314 --> 00:56:42,608 "This unmerciful struggle 291 00:56:42,775 --> 00:56:44,652 - will be a long one." - That's him all right. 292 00:56:44,819 --> 00:56:48,489 "Fighting on land, sea and air, with guns and bombs, 293 00:56:48,656 --> 00:56:52,743 our soldiers will shed their blood on the battlefields. 294 00:56:52,910 --> 00:56:55,996 Should Churchill and his people continue to resist, 295 00:56:56,163 --> 00:56:58,374 this will be my last warning." 296 00:56:58,541 --> 00:56:59,708 France is finished. 297 00:56:59,875 --> 00:57:01,168 Fantastic! 298 00:57:01,335 --> 00:57:02,795 "Churchill thinks that..." 299 00:57:02,962 --> 00:57:05,214 The French are playing with fire. 300 00:57:05,381 --> 00:57:07,842 "I have no doubt we shall be victorious. 301 00:57:08,008 --> 00:57:10,886 The future will show who was right. 302 00:57:11,053 --> 00:57:14,932 Those who believe that war is the only means for a solution, 303 00:57:15,099 --> 00:57:17,268 can refuse to shake my hand. 304 00:57:19,019 --> 00:57:22,231 Force being the only solution left today..." 305 00:57:22,398 --> 00:57:24,567 He will destroy them. 306 00:57:24,733 --> 00:57:26,026 That's for sure. 307 00:57:26,193 --> 00:57:29,071 "...to return dignity to the German people." 308 00:57:29,238 --> 00:57:32,491 - Indeed, that's what they say! - "Our German soldiers, 309 00:57:32,658 --> 00:57:35,703 patriots who are loyal to the military, 310 00:57:35,870 --> 00:57:37,997 will carry out their duties until the end." 311 00:57:38,164 --> 00:57:38,998 Don't worry. 312 00:57:39,165 --> 00:57:40,791 "Always remain confident..." 313 00:57:40,958 --> 00:57:43,586 France is finished. Our troubles are over. 314 00:57:43,752 --> 00:57:47,590 "...in great Germany, patriotic Germany, 315 00:57:47,756 --> 00:57:49,008 Socialist Germany." 316 00:57:49,175 --> 00:57:51,510 Well said, Younis Bahri! 317 00:57:52,219 --> 00:57:56,015 "I can only thank God, who has granted me..." 318 00:57:56,182 --> 00:57:59,602 What a speech! It could wake the dead! 319 00:57:59,768 --> 00:58:05,024 "...and shown us the path that will lead the German nation to victory." 320 00:58:05,191 --> 00:58:09,320 You know what I think? Germany will surely win. 321 00:58:09,487 --> 00:58:12,114 "This statement was issued by Hitler." 322 00:58:12,281 --> 00:58:13,866 Make no mistake, 323 00:58:14,033 --> 00:58:17,495 if Hitler wins, he'll annihilate us before the French. 324 00:58:17,661 --> 00:58:19,205 Remember what he said: 325 00:58:19,371 --> 00:58:22,583 "The Arabs are the 14th race, after toads." 326 00:59:05,084 --> 00:59:08,837 Ahmed, come quickly! 327 00:59:09,880 --> 00:59:12,841 - Our troubles are over. - Has Hitler won? 328 00:59:13,008 --> 00:59:15,219 Forget about Hitler and France. 329 00:59:15,386 --> 00:59:18,556 Forget about politics, Ahmed. I'm talking about a job. 330 00:59:18,722 --> 00:59:22,851 A job? Are you making fun of me? 331 00:59:23,018 --> 00:59:24,728 Why would I? 332 00:59:24,895 --> 00:59:27,982 - I'll explain later. - No, explain right now. 333 00:59:28,148 --> 00:59:32,820 Almost all of the peasants have been enlisted by France 334 00:59:32,987 --> 00:59:35,614 and sent to work for Marshal Pétain. 335 00:59:35,781 --> 00:59:38,576 You start tomorrow. I've arranged everything. 336 00:59:39,243 --> 00:59:40,786 How? 337 00:59:40,953 --> 00:59:43,038 That doesn't matter. 338 00:59:43,205 --> 00:59:46,125 Ahmed, I told you, you start work tomorrow! 339 00:59:46,292 --> 00:59:47,293 All right. 340 01:00:42,181 --> 01:00:45,726 There is no God but Allah. 341 01:00:45,893 --> 01:00:48,479 There is no God but Allah. 342 01:01:20,678 --> 01:01:22,262 You and you. 343 01:01:24,431 --> 01:01:25,724 And you. 344 01:01:28,769 --> 01:01:31,355 You. You. 345 01:01:33,732 --> 01:01:35,317 Good morning, sir. 346 01:01:35,818 --> 01:01:36,902 You too. 347 01:01:39,738 --> 01:01:42,074 And you. That's enough. 348 01:01:58,799 --> 01:02:00,175 You, over there. 349 01:02:02,136 --> 01:02:04,096 You, go harvest esparto grass. 350 01:02:07,558 --> 01:02:11,478 - How much did the job cost you? - Shut up and work. 351 01:02:22,239 --> 01:02:25,993 Wake up, citizens! It's your time to be free. 352 01:02:26,160 --> 01:02:29,037 Don't be sad, the sun is shining once more. 353 01:02:29,204 --> 01:02:31,373 I bring you great news. 354 01:02:31,540 --> 01:02:33,959 France has surrendered! 355 01:02:34,126 --> 01:02:35,502 Come on, get up. 356 01:02:35,669 --> 01:02:37,004 Everyone, get up. 357 01:02:37,171 --> 01:02:41,550 Come on, wake up! You too! France is finished. 358 01:02:41,717 --> 01:02:45,220 Wake up, citizens! It's your time to be free. 359 01:02:45,846 --> 01:02:48,682 Don't be sad, the sun is shining once more. 360 01:02:49,308 --> 01:02:51,602 I bring you great news. 361 01:02:51,769 --> 01:02:53,979 France has surrendered! 362 01:02:54,146 --> 01:02:57,649 Wake up, men! 363 01:03:00,778 --> 01:03:05,449 Come on, get up! France is finished. 364 01:03:07,034 --> 01:03:08,744 Listen to me. 365 01:03:09,953 --> 01:03:12,414 Wake up, citizens! 366 01:03:12,581 --> 01:03:14,541 It's your time to be free. 367 01:03:14,708 --> 01:03:17,795 Don't be sad, the sun is shining once more. 368 01:03:17,961 --> 01:03:20,672 I bring great news. France has surrendered! 369 01:03:50,953 --> 01:03:55,749 Young people, you will participate in the rebirth of our nation. 370 01:03:56,875 --> 01:04:01,129 France has been dishonored by treachery. 371 01:04:01,630 --> 01:04:06,218 And now, Philippe Pétain, the Marshal of France, 372 01:04:06,969 --> 01:04:11,014 its savior at Verdun, turns to you for help. 373 01:04:11,181 --> 01:04:15,936 March now and keep your eyes fixed on the future, 374 01:04:16,103 --> 01:04:18,564 be worthy of the motto he has given us: 375 01:04:18,730 --> 01:04:21,483 "Work, Family, Fatherland", 376 01:04:22,025 --> 01:04:26,113 and the Order of the Gallic Francisque, 377 01:04:28,240 --> 01:04:32,411 the symbol of our eternal, generous and pure Fatherland. 378 01:04:33,370 --> 01:04:37,958 Take part in completing this mission of rebuilding the nation, 379 01:04:38,125 --> 01:04:42,045 under the Marshal's guidance, and pledge to him, 380 01:04:42,754 --> 01:04:44,798 here and now: 381 01:04:44,965 --> 01:04:46,842 Marshal 382 01:04:47,009 --> 01:04:53,932 Here we are, in front of you The savior of France 383 01:04:54,099 --> 01:05:00,814 We swear to serve And follow your steps 384 01:05:01,356 --> 01:05:08,363 Marshal, here we are In front of you, the savior of France 385 01:05:09,823 --> 01:05:16,747 The homeland will be reborn Marshal, Marshal, here we are 386 01:05:17,831 --> 01:05:21,877 Khabatti Neimad! Khabatti Neimad! 387 01:05:22,044 --> 01:05:24,463 Help him, he's had a sunstroke! 388 01:05:24,630 --> 01:05:26,214 Take him away! 389 01:05:26,381 --> 01:05:28,425 Khodja, the Qaid is here. 390 01:05:28,592 --> 01:05:31,553 The Qaid has arrived. 391 01:05:31,720 --> 01:05:34,514 Hurry up, idiots! 392 01:05:34,681 --> 01:05:38,226 THE YEAR OF THE CART 393 01:05:38,393 --> 01:05:40,938 Get up! Get up! Are you still sitting? 394 01:05:41,480 --> 01:05:45,400 Get back! Make room! 395 01:06:06,922 --> 01:06:09,591 Why don't you stand? Get up! 396 01:06:10,509 --> 01:06:12,678 I said get up! 397 01:06:32,864 --> 01:06:34,324 Haddaoui Ahmed! 398 01:06:45,085 --> 01:06:49,589 Are you not ashamed to hand me such a filthy identity card? 399 01:06:49,756 --> 01:06:54,052 Get away from me! Go and clean it! 400 01:06:54,219 --> 01:06:56,179 Move! Go! 401 01:06:56,346 --> 01:06:58,682 - What a beast! - Haddaoui Kouider! 402 01:06:58,849 --> 01:07:00,642 Give me that, idiot! 403 01:07:01,309 --> 01:07:03,353 Good afternoon, Constable. 404 01:07:03,979 --> 01:07:05,856 Good afternoon, Khodja. 405 01:07:09,735 --> 01:07:11,111 Forgive him. 406 01:07:11,278 --> 01:07:14,656 My cousin is from the desert. He knows nothing. 407 01:07:16,867 --> 01:07:18,160 How many of you are there? 408 01:07:20,454 --> 01:07:22,789 Ten, Khodja. 409 01:07:23,832 --> 01:07:27,252 - I'll make it 15. - May God bless you! 410 01:07:27,419 --> 01:07:29,671 May God protect you. 411 01:07:30,630 --> 01:07:33,216 - Here you go. - God bless you. 412 01:07:33,383 --> 01:07:35,093 - Go. - Thank you. 413 01:07:58,617 --> 01:08:01,745 Kouider! 414 01:08:03,205 --> 01:08:05,207 He's got sunstroke. 415 01:08:05,373 --> 01:08:07,793 Lie him down and give him water! 416 01:08:21,681 --> 01:08:23,141 Kouider! 417 01:08:27,813 --> 01:08:30,232 Help! 418 01:08:30,398 --> 01:08:32,734 Help me! 419 01:08:32,901 --> 01:08:34,653 Help me! 420 01:08:39,825 --> 01:08:42,244 Another one has passed out! 421 01:09:43,889 --> 01:09:48,059 This storm will take them for all eternity. 422 01:09:48,226 --> 01:09:51,563 Disease takes away the poor and the homeless, 423 01:09:51,730 --> 01:09:55,442 leaving others to atone for their sins. 424 01:09:55,609 --> 01:09:59,779 Doctors are like vultures hovering around. 425 01:09:59,946 --> 01:10:03,450 Night and day, they wait for the next one. 426 01:10:03,617 --> 01:10:07,329 The dead arrive at the cemetery in a ballet. 427 01:10:07,495 --> 01:10:10,457 And all the survivors can do is cry. 428 01:10:11,166 --> 01:10:15,253 The deceased remained unburied for three days. 429 01:10:15,670 --> 01:10:18,757 The neighbors don't help, because they too have just died. 430 01:10:18,924 --> 01:10:21,885 The bodies are all thrown onto a cart, 431 01:10:22,052 --> 01:10:25,305 and they all end up in the same hole. What a shame! 432 01:10:25,472 --> 01:10:28,808 God, come to their rescue, You, who can do the impossible, 433 01:10:28,975 --> 01:10:32,520 and soothe the pain in their hearts. 434 01:11:08,932 --> 01:11:11,393 An announcement for the population! 435 01:11:12,352 --> 01:11:16,648 Several deaths from typhoid have occurred. 436 01:11:17,315 --> 01:11:22,362 Therefore, the Colonel 437 01:11:22,529 --> 01:11:27,117 has given orders to quarantine the town, 438 01:11:27,284 --> 01:11:31,997 and emergency sanitary measures will be undertaken. 439 01:11:32,497 --> 01:11:38,920 All French citizens must report 440 01:11:39,087 --> 01:11:43,341 to the military headquarters 441 01:11:43,508 --> 01:11:49,055 as evacuation procedures have commenced. 442 01:11:49,556 --> 01:11:53,518 The native population is warned 443 01:11:53,685 --> 01:12:00,608 against any action aimed at breaking the quarantine. 444 01:12:25,884 --> 01:12:27,761 Where are you going? 445 01:12:27,927 --> 01:12:32,140 Nobody can leave. The town is under lockdown. 446 01:12:51,242 --> 01:12:52,869 We've already told you. 447 01:12:53,828 --> 01:12:57,165 We've told you again and again. 448 01:12:57,749 --> 01:13:02,879 The Qaid has ordered you to return to your homes and not to leave them again. 449 01:13:03,046 --> 01:13:06,716 These are government orders! The governor's orders! 450 01:13:06,883 --> 01:13:09,094 Orders enforced by law! 451 01:13:09,260 --> 01:13:11,888 Do not leave your homes! 452 01:13:12,055 --> 01:13:14,891 It's forbidden to leave town. The gates are locked. 453 01:13:15,392 --> 01:13:17,352 Do you understand? 454 01:13:24,943 --> 01:13:26,778 Make way. 455 01:13:48,466 --> 01:13:50,552 Return to your homes, 456 01:13:51,094 --> 01:13:53,179 and wash yourselves with soap. 457 01:13:54,264 --> 01:13:58,726 Burn all of your old clothes and only wear new ones. 458 01:13:59,352 --> 01:14:00,728 Delouse yourselves, 459 01:14:01,229 --> 01:14:05,191 and clean you houses with limewash. Do you understand? 460 01:14:41,978 --> 01:14:46,107 No, not here! Go to the church. 461 01:15:00,079 --> 01:15:05,710 There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is His Messenger. 462 01:20:23,486 --> 01:20:25,196 We've run out of medicine. 463 01:20:56,143 --> 01:20:58,688 - Where are you going? - To save my children. 464 01:20:58,855 --> 01:21:02,191 - I asked where you're going? - To save my children. 465 01:21:02,358 --> 01:21:04,652 Leave them! 466 01:21:11,617 --> 01:21:15,079 I'm going to take you to my city 467 01:21:15,663 --> 01:21:21,544 Where you will be safe and sound 468 01:21:22,295 --> 01:21:25,756 Where there is no poverty or agony 469 01:21:25,923 --> 01:21:29,385 Or sickness or worries 470 01:21:29,552 --> 01:21:35,725 Miloud will come every day To update you on what happens 471 01:21:44,650 --> 01:21:48,321 Shut up! How can you sing while people are dying? 472 01:21:48,946 --> 01:21:51,449 Shut up or I'll kill you! 473 01:21:53,659 --> 01:21:57,455 If you kill me, who will bury them? 474 01:21:58,331 --> 01:22:01,083 Tell me, who will bury them? 475 01:22:08,382 --> 01:22:10,676 Are people sick inside your home? 476 01:22:27,568 --> 01:22:31,489 They don't need it anymore. God is the greatest. 477 01:25:38,884 --> 01:25:40,678 What are you doing, Ahmed? 478 01:25:41,637 --> 01:25:43,889 Leave this darkness you live in, 479 01:25:44,056 --> 01:25:46,183 and erase the delusions in your mind. 480 01:25:46,350 --> 01:25:50,479 Again this year, famine has fallen upon us. 481 01:25:50,646 --> 01:25:55,651 You know that in difficult times we send our strongest 482 01:25:55,818 --> 01:25:58,904 to harvest for the colonialists. 483 01:25:59,071 --> 01:26:02,283 Thus, we are able to provide for the needs of our village. 484 01:26:02,449 --> 01:26:04,493 You should be with them, Ahmed. 485 01:29:11,305 --> 01:29:12,890 Look, the Americans. 486 01:29:24,568 --> 01:29:26,487 What are they doing here? 487 01:29:27,154 --> 01:29:29,782 They've come to help France. 488 01:29:30,532 --> 01:29:34,328 Don't worry, Hitler will deal with them! 489 01:29:37,581 --> 01:29:40,918 France, Hitler, the Americans... 490 01:29:41,835 --> 01:29:44,129 What difference does it make for us? 491 01:30:03,732 --> 01:30:05,526 Badawi Said. 492 01:30:11,365 --> 01:30:12,866 Batqa Muhammad. 493 01:30:18,956 --> 01:30:20,666 Slimani Omar. 494 01:30:25,963 --> 01:30:29,133 - Baradie Mussa. - Let's go. 495 01:30:30,634 --> 01:30:36,306 Listen, if we go faster, we'll get to the village by dawn. 496 01:30:51,655 --> 01:30:54,992 Hey, quit day-dreaming. 497 01:30:55,742 --> 01:30:58,620 It's not for you! 498 01:31:03,625 --> 01:31:07,546 Listen to me, everyone takes a turn. 499 01:31:09,214 --> 01:31:12,301 Don't push, you'll all get a chance. 500 01:31:12,801 --> 01:31:14,303 Don't push! 501 01:31:14,470 --> 01:31:17,389 Don't push! Can you hear me? 502 01:31:20,350 --> 01:31:23,437 Animals! A little discipline! 503 01:31:26,857 --> 01:31:28,609 The master is watching. 504 01:31:40,078 --> 01:31:44,583 Look at all this water. This must be what Heaven is like. 505 01:31:44,750 --> 01:31:48,962 - While we live in Hell. - But we'll go to Heaven. 506 01:31:49,880 --> 01:31:51,673 Allah says: 507 01:31:52,591 --> 01:31:54,927 "Do not forget your share of the world." 508 01:32:36,969 --> 01:32:41,515 Where have all the men gone? Only dogs are left here. 509 01:32:41,682 --> 01:32:44,977 Your cattle drink all day. It's not right! 510 01:32:45,143 --> 01:32:47,771 But you bring yours to drink in secret, at night. 511 01:32:47,938 --> 01:32:52,109 That's a lie! Keep it up and there'll be bloodshed. 512 01:32:52,276 --> 01:32:54,861 If blood is shed, yours will be too. 513 01:32:59,992 --> 01:33:01,994 Stop! Stop! 514 01:33:03,996 --> 01:33:05,289 Stop! 515 01:33:07,833 --> 01:33:09,585 I told you to stop. 516 01:33:09,751 --> 01:33:12,546 Stop! Stop! 517 01:33:12,713 --> 01:33:14,923 Listen to me! 518 01:33:17,301 --> 01:33:19,344 You, get back! 519 01:33:19,511 --> 01:33:20,929 Lower your weapons. 520 01:33:21,888 --> 01:33:26,310 - Lower your guns. - Have you gone mad? 521 01:33:29,021 --> 01:33:32,816 Ahmed, they started it. 522 01:33:32,983 --> 01:33:34,985 Calm down, Akli! 523 01:33:37,779 --> 01:33:38,947 Misery, 524 01:33:39,114 --> 01:33:41,992 war, hunger and colonization: 525 01:33:42,159 --> 01:33:44,161 isn't that enough for you? 526 01:33:44,328 --> 01:33:48,040 You're willing to shed your countrymen's blood 527 01:33:48,206 --> 01:33:51,585 over this puddle of water the colonialists have left for you. 528 01:33:51,752 --> 01:33:53,253 Have you no shame? 529 01:34:04,389 --> 01:34:06,683 The day before yesterday, 530 01:34:07,559 --> 01:34:09,561 we harvested plenty of wheat 531 01:34:10,771 --> 01:34:12,314 for those colonialists. 532 01:34:14,441 --> 01:34:16,568 They have vegetables, water, 533 01:34:17,235 --> 01:34:18,945 and fertile lands. 534 01:34:21,114 --> 01:34:24,701 They took Paradise, and threw us into Hell. 535 01:34:28,664 --> 01:34:30,332 And here you are, 536 01:34:31,333 --> 01:34:34,378 fighting each other over mud. 537 01:34:36,213 --> 01:34:37,756 That's where you have to fight! 538 01:34:38,924 --> 01:34:41,718 Against those who stole our land, 539 01:34:43,428 --> 01:34:46,473 our water, and everything we once had. 540 01:34:48,100 --> 01:34:50,644 Raise your weapons against them, 541 01:34:50,811 --> 01:34:52,896 not against your countrymen. 542 01:35:01,988 --> 01:35:05,200 Do you want water? It's easy. 543 01:35:05,909 --> 01:35:07,494 Come. 544 01:35:08,036 --> 01:35:11,498 Five men from each tribe. 545 01:35:12,082 --> 01:35:15,335 - We know the way. - So do we. 546 01:37:05,654 --> 01:37:07,614 My God! 547 01:37:08,198 --> 01:37:11,243 My son! 548 01:38:12,345 --> 01:38:15,599 So you want to be heroes, do you? 549 01:38:15,765 --> 01:38:17,934 You little bastards! 550 01:38:18,101 --> 01:38:21,771 How dare you act against the Law and the Government? 551 01:38:22,272 --> 01:38:23,398 I swear, 552 01:38:23,565 --> 01:38:27,402 whoever wants to revolt against the Government, 553 01:38:27,569 --> 01:38:30,447 will have to deal with me. 554 01:38:31,823 --> 01:38:33,408 A gang of scum! 555 01:38:53,261 --> 01:38:54,638 Move it! 556 01:39:16,618 --> 01:39:21,873 A SINGLE GOAL: VICTORY 557 01:39:23,959 --> 01:39:26,294 Everybody get up. 558 01:44:13,748 --> 01:44:16,334 FRANCE, 8TH OF MAY 1945 559 01:44:25,134 --> 01:44:27,053 ALGERIA, 8TH OF MAY 1945 560 01:45:39,292 --> 01:45:44,589 THE YEARS OF EMBERS 561 01:46:34,764 --> 01:46:36,933 No need to go searching. 562 01:46:39,352 --> 01:46:41,979 There's no one left in the village. 563 01:46:50,530 --> 01:46:52,240 What happened here? 564 01:46:54,784 --> 01:46:58,955 Some terrible events took place during the month of May. 565 01:47:00,039 --> 01:47:03,167 They claim that some free men 566 01:47:03,334 --> 01:47:06,629 fought against France and against colonialism. 567 01:47:06,796 --> 01:47:08,339 Here on our lands, 568 01:47:08,506 --> 01:47:13,344 the soldiers attacked at dawn. What else can I say... 569 01:47:13,511 --> 01:47:15,096 Atrocities occurred. 570 01:47:38,578 --> 01:47:41,497 What about the brothers who went with you? 571 01:47:44,500 --> 01:47:46,043 May God rest their souls. 572 01:48:09,525 --> 01:48:11,194 Stop worrying. 573 01:48:11,360 --> 01:48:16,032 Your son, Smail, is waiting for you with your sister and aunt in the city. 574 01:49:38,322 --> 01:49:40,366 Ait Ammar Akli. 575 01:49:40,533 --> 01:49:41,576 Here. 576 01:49:43,286 --> 01:49:44,537 Name? 577 01:49:47,331 --> 01:49:48,499 - Okay. - Thanks. 578 01:49:48,666 --> 01:49:50,251 Next! 579 01:49:50,418 --> 01:49:51,669 Ayani Mahmoud. 580 01:50:02,597 --> 01:50:03,889 Next! 581 01:50:04,056 --> 01:50:05,433 Notis Issa. 582 01:50:05,600 --> 01:50:07,268 Khabatti Neimad. 583 01:50:23,993 --> 01:50:25,077 Akli! 584 01:50:53,981 --> 01:50:58,611 For your blood and your courage, they gave you this trinket. 585 01:50:58,778 --> 01:51:00,696 Whereas I, 586 01:51:01,614 --> 01:51:04,492 I stooped down, picked it up, and pinned it on myself. 587 01:51:05,618 --> 01:51:08,704 That's the difference between you and I. 588 01:51:11,666 --> 01:51:15,127 You left under blows and you came back under blows. 589 01:51:16,003 --> 01:51:18,964 You can see that nothing has changed. 590 01:51:21,926 --> 01:51:24,804 Even spring was a difficult season. 591 01:51:28,849 --> 01:51:32,103 The prisons are overcrowded. 592 01:51:33,854 --> 01:51:36,941 The villages are deserted. 593 01:51:41,529 --> 01:51:42,697 Come, follow me. 594 01:52:20,484 --> 01:52:22,361 Ahmed has returned! 595 01:52:41,338 --> 01:52:42,882 Have you returned alone? 596 01:53:41,524 --> 01:53:45,778 Winter is here, and with it cold nights and sorrow. 597 01:53:46,612 --> 01:53:48,781 Good people have joined you, 598 01:53:48,948 --> 01:53:52,368 and the rest will soon be here. 599 01:53:52,535 --> 01:53:54,620 A lot have been released. 600 01:53:55,204 --> 01:53:57,498 Others still rot in prison. 601 01:53:57,665 --> 01:53:59,124 Here, 602 01:53:59,291 --> 01:54:03,337 people are wandering like sheep. Nothing has changed. 603 01:54:03,504 --> 01:54:06,966 The pockets of the Qaid are overflowing, 604 01:54:07,132 --> 01:54:09,760 and the Khodja gets his share. 605 01:54:09,927 --> 01:54:13,639 Those two have stripped the people bare. 606 01:54:14,265 --> 01:54:17,059 Fear prevails everywhere. 607 01:54:17,226 --> 01:54:20,437 Even the lion flees from his own shadow. 608 01:54:46,255 --> 01:54:47,590 Good job. 609 01:54:48,257 --> 01:54:49,925 You're doing well. 610 01:54:50,092 --> 01:54:53,971 It's like you've been a blacksmith all your life. 611 01:54:55,848 --> 01:54:57,182 Here's the bus. 612 01:55:01,604 --> 01:55:02,897 Last stop. 613 01:55:05,900 --> 01:55:06,901 Last stop. 614 01:55:52,738 --> 01:55:54,490 He's not from here. 615 01:56:31,193 --> 01:56:33,445 He's arrived! 616 01:56:39,410 --> 01:56:42,830 - Did you see that man? - I did, he passed in front of me. 617 01:56:42,997 --> 01:56:46,166 I don't like the look of him. He went straight to the police station. 618 01:56:46,667 --> 01:56:49,003 I told you he was a policeman. 619 01:56:49,169 --> 01:56:50,921 I can smell one from far off. 620 01:56:52,381 --> 01:56:55,884 Akli usually exaggerates, but he's not wrong today. 621 01:56:56,051 --> 01:56:57,469 He must be a policeman. 622 01:56:57,636 --> 01:56:59,221 It's not possible. 623 01:56:59,388 --> 01:57:02,933 How can an Algerian work in their police force? 624 01:57:03,100 --> 01:57:05,102 I can't understand it. 625 01:57:05,269 --> 01:57:07,187 The bus is full of people every day. 626 01:57:07,354 --> 01:57:09,982 Good people, troublemakers, all kinds of people. 627 01:57:10,149 --> 01:57:14,278 There are bees who love honey, and there are flies who love blood. 628 01:57:14,445 --> 01:57:20,325 Today, a rat has arrived. God, make him awaken those sheep. 629 01:57:22,536 --> 01:57:23,871 Here he comes! 630 01:57:28,876 --> 01:57:30,085 Look here. 631 01:57:31,295 --> 01:57:32,379 Hello. 632 01:57:36,050 --> 01:57:37,509 Hello. 633 01:57:38,385 --> 01:57:39,803 Hello. 634 01:57:41,388 --> 01:57:44,641 Can someone tell me the way to the hotel? 635 01:58:01,325 --> 01:58:04,328 Please, can no one show me the way? 636 01:58:06,121 --> 01:58:08,415 - Snitch! - Hey, Miloud. 637 01:58:08,582 --> 01:58:11,043 You like wanderers. Take him there. 638 01:58:13,212 --> 01:58:15,672 Come on, snitch, follow me. 639 01:58:16,548 --> 01:58:17,758 Come with me. 640 01:58:20,969 --> 01:58:24,306 He sleeps at the hotel, 641 01:58:25,224 --> 01:58:28,644 and every morning goes to the police station. 642 01:58:30,479 --> 01:58:32,856 Then he walks around town. 643 01:58:34,483 --> 01:58:37,611 He sits at the café, pretending to read the newspaper. 644 01:58:37,778 --> 01:58:41,073 Tell me, don't you find it a bit suspicious? 645 01:58:41,240 --> 01:58:43,117 I don't buy it! 646 01:58:46,078 --> 01:58:49,498 It's Ramadan, quit gossiping! 647 01:58:49,665 --> 01:58:51,458 You're right, I'll keep quiet. 648 01:58:52,084 --> 01:58:55,587 Mahmud works at the café, he'll keep an eye on him and tell us. 649 01:58:57,131 --> 01:58:58,257 Here he comes. 650 01:59:03,011 --> 01:59:04,805 You leave your son with him? 651 01:59:52,811 --> 01:59:56,106 About time you got here! Give me that. 652 01:59:57,274 --> 01:59:58,817 Now get lost! 653 02:00:24,635 --> 02:00:27,346 Eat slowly! Are you in a hurry? 654 02:00:27,930 --> 02:00:29,348 Animal! 655 02:00:36,230 --> 02:00:40,317 I noticed that you go to the police station every morning. 656 02:00:40,484 --> 02:00:44,279 - Anything important? - No, I have to report in. 657 02:00:46,823 --> 02:00:48,659 What does that mean? 658 02:00:51,328 --> 02:00:55,999 An exile must report to the police every day. 659 02:00:56,166 --> 02:00:57,668 Forgive us. 660 02:00:57,834 --> 02:01:00,462 We thought you were a snitch. 661 02:01:02,547 --> 02:01:05,509 - Really? - Don't blame us. 662 02:01:05,676 --> 02:01:09,554 Since the 8th of May, the situation has been getting worse. 663 02:01:11,515 --> 02:01:12,891 I know. 664 02:01:14,893 --> 02:01:17,521 The entire population has been affected. 665 02:01:19,231 --> 02:01:21,900 It's why I was exiled here. 666 02:01:22,943 --> 02:01:26,405 So, do you work in politics? 667 02:01:31,785 --> 02:01:35,580 May Allah protect us from Satan and the cursed one. 668 02:01:35,747 --> 02:01:38,959 In the name of Allah the Merciful. 669 02:01:39,126 --> 02:01:41,586 God said: 670 02:01:42,212 --> 02:01:46,091 "Obey Allah and His Messenger, 671 02:01:46,258 --> 02:01:48,010 and those in authority." 672 02:01:48,176 --> 02:01:51,013 You forgot "from among you". 673 02:01:51,638 --> 02:01:54,308 Have you forgotten it, or did they ask you to forget it? 674 02:01:55,684 --> 02:01:57,185 Believers, 675 02:01:57,686 --> 02:02:03,317 Ramadan is the month of reverence. 676 02:02:03,483 --> 02:02:08,196 A month of prayer and devotion to God. 677 02:02:09,114 --> 02:02:13,285 We are Muslims, 678 02:02:13,452 --> 02:02:16,288 yet we are surrounded by infidels. 679 02:02:16,455 --> 02:02:18,915 We see, with regret and sadness, 680 02:02:19,082 --> 02:02:25,630 that some of our brothers have deviated from the path of Islam, 681 02:02:25,797 --> 02:02:29,468 drinking alcohol and committing other sins. 682 02:02:30,052 --> 02:02:34,014 We must worship Allah even more, 683 02:02:34,181 --> 02:02:37,893 in order to protect ourselves and our community 684 02:02:38,060 --> 02:02:40,103 from these sins. 685 02:02:40,854 --> 02:02:43,023 In the name of Allah the Merciful: 686 02:02:43,815 --> 02:02:47,861 "Say to those who have been ungodly: You will be vanquished 687 02:02:48,362 --> 02:02:51,156 and gathered together in Gehenna, 688 02:02:51,323 --> 02:02:53,825 a detestable place indeed." 689 02:02:53,992 --> 02:02:57,079 Sheikh, don't forget the verse: 690 02:02:57,913 --> 02:03:02,793 "By the mount and by the scripture inscribed on parchment, 691 02:03:02,959 --> 02:03:06,463 woe that day to the deniers 692 02:03:07,047 --> 02:03:10,092 who amuse themselves in empty discourse, 693 02:03:10,258 --> 02:03:14,805 for they will be brutally pushed into the fires of Gehenna." 694 02:03:14,971 --> 02:03:16,056 Almighty God is Truth. 695 02:03:16,223 --> 02:03:17,474 No politics! 696 02:03:17,641 --> 02:03:19,142 That's enough! 697 02:03:19,309 --> 02:03:22,020 He's right. We're in the house of Allah. 698 02:03:22,187 --> 02:03:25,399 If you want to discuss politics, go elsewhere! 699 02:03:25,565 --> 02:03:28,485 This is a house of reverence and prayer. 700 02:03:28,652 --> 02:03:31,822 Here we worship Allah, so enough of this talk! 701 02:03:31,988 --> 02:03:36,868 What is this? Are you teaching me the Quran? 702 02:03:37,619 --> 02:03:39,246 No, certainly not, Sheikh. 703 02:03:39,871 --> 02:03:44,501 But all of these good words and long hollow speeches, 704 02:03:44,668 --> 02:03:48,964 which put people to sleep, are not interesting. 705 02:03:50,090 --> 02:03:55,178 And what, in your opinion, is an interesting subject for believers, 706 02:03:55,345 --> 02:03:59,724 from all the information that Allah the Almighty has provided 707 02:03:59,891 --> 02:04:01,977 his worshippers with? 708 02:04:03,019 --> 02:04:05,272 Tell us about Jihad. 709 02:04:05,439 --> 02:04:09,985 About the men who died for their beliefs and for justice, 710 02:04:10,152 --> 02:04:11,903 and for the great cause. 711 02:04:12,070 --> 02:04:14,156 Everything in its own time. 712 02:04:14,322 --> 02:04:17,033 There's a time for discussion, and a time for Jihad. 713 02:04:17,200 --> 02:04:19,119 Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon Him... 714 02:04:19,286 --> 02:04:22,122 Peace be upon Him. 715 02:04:26,543 --> 02:04:28,587 ...followed this method Himself. 716 02:04:29,629 --> 02:04:32,132 Although I don't know you, 717 02:04:32,299 --> 02:04:35,385 I feel you're a good person. 718 02:04:37,387 --> 02:04:40,348 You've been warned before. No public speeches. 719 02:04:40,515 --> 02:04:44,227 You were clearly told to keep your mouth shut. 720 02:04:45,187 --> 02:04:48,523 So you like to play at politics, you piece of shit? 721 02:04:48,690 --> 02:04:50,650 I'll give you politics! 722 02:04:55,113 --> 02:04:59,075 Do you still like politics so much? Answer me! 723 02:05:02,287 --> 02:05:03,747 Tell me... 724 02:05:06,208 --> 02:05:07,626 who snitched on him? 725 02:05:09,628 --> 02:05:10,921 Why? What did he do? 726 02:05:11,630 --> 02:05:13,423 What did he do? 727 02:05:13,590 --> 02:05:15,008 Do you want to know? 728 02:05:15,550 --> 02:05:17,928 You're mistaken, my friends. 729 02:05:18,094 --> 02:05:21,556 Your enemies know how to listen and think, 730 02:05:21,723 --> 02:05:25,143 while your ears are blocked, 731 02:05:25,310 --> 02:05:27,062 and your heads are empty like drums. 732 02:05:27,229 --> 02:05:29,481 Get lost or I'll beat you. 733 02:05:29,648 --> 02:05:30,815 Sit down. 734 02:05:32,943 --> 02:05:35,320 Save your strength for your forge, 735 02:05:36,071 --> 02:05:38,114 or to free your brother. 736 02:05:39,574 --> 02:05:42,702 Look. Only one street separates you. 737 02:05:58,843 --> 02:06:01,846 Come, he's on the other side of the street. 738 02:06:02,639 --> 02:06:04,808 It's not that simple, Miloud. 739 02:06:05,559 --> 02:06:09,104 You have to be mad like Miloud to go and knock down walls. 740 02:06:46,975 --> 02:06:48,810 Hello, brother Ahmed. 741 02:06:51,187 --> 02:06:53,023 Has anything happened? 742 02:06:53,189 --> 02:06:57,277 Nothing. I kept watch all night. 743 02:07:03,700 --> 02:07:06,411 Ahmed, look. 744 02:07:11,958 --> 02:07:12,834 It's him. 745 02:07:18,089 --> 02:07:19,174 What's wrong with him? 746 02:07:19,716 --> 02:07:22,052 - They've beaten him. - Those bastards. 747 02:07:28,725 --> 02:07:30,894 Mr. Larbi? 748 02:07:31,061 --> 02:07:33,313 Mr. Larbi. Mr. Larbi! 749 02:07:34,481 --> 02:07:35,315 Bastards! 750 02:08:11,810 --> 02:08:12,936 Fetch some water. 751 02:09:07,741 --> 02:09:09,534 Come, Lakhdar. 752 02:09:16,541 --> 02:09:18,460 In the name of Allah, 753 02:09:20,378 --> 02:09:24,674 in the name of our martyred brothers killed during the sacred struggle, 754 02:09:26,551 --> 02:09:27,761 we begin this meeting. 755 02:09:31,931 --> 02:09:33,308 Hello, Smail. 756 02:09:33,975 --> 02:09:35,602 Go and play now. 757 02:09:39,439 --> 02:09:42,108 Our first point of discussion is organization. 758 02:09:42,942 --> 02:09:43,777 Mr. Omar, 759 02:09:44,652 --> 02:09:48,364 tell us about your communication with El Hadj and his men. 760 02:09:48,531 --> 02:09:50,241 I contacted them, 761 02:09:51,117 --> 02:09:54,704 but they haven't changed their minds. The situation's still the same. 762 02:09:54,871 --> 02:09:58,708 Let them be. One day, they'll realize they're wrong. 763 02:10:00,168 --> 02:10:03,296 Forgive me, I'm new. 764 02:10:04,339 --> 02:10:08,259 Where do El Hadj and his men stand regarding this, 765 02:10:09,511 --> 02:10:12,847 and what disagreement is there between you and them? 766 02:10:13,723 --> 02:10:16,518 Our positions are quite clear. 767 02:10:17,060 --> 02:10:21,439 El Hadj and his men are still convinced 768 02:10:21,606 --> 02:10:24,192 that negotiation with the colonialist 769 02:10:24,692 --> 02:10:27,403 is the only solution for the future of our country. 770 02:10:27,570 --> 02:10:32,283 Whenever we have met, we have tried to show them 771 02:10:32,450 --> 02:10:34,577 that they are mistaken. 772 02:10:34,744 --> 02:10:36,538 And it's not just us. 773 02:10:36,704 --> 02:10:41,668 History and experience have proven that colonialism 774 02:10:41,835 --> 02:10:43,837 relies mainly on force. 775 02:10:44,712 --> 02:10:49,801 It occupies by force. Kills, demolishes and destroys by force. 776 02:10:50,468 --> 02:10:55,682 That's why we told those brothers that we should resort to force, 777 02:10:56,266 --> 02:11:00,603 because the time for dialogue with the colonialists is over. 778 02:11:01,354 --> 02:11:05,483 The only solution is armed conflict. 779 02:11:06,901 --> 02:11:08,653 In short, 780 02:11:09,195 --> 02:11:11,781 the colonist came by force, 781 02:11:12,574 --> 02:11:14,701 and he must leave by force. 782 02:11:15,410 --> 02:11:19,247 That's the main difference between us and El Hadj. 783 02:11:21,958 --> 02:11:24,502 The next point is weapons. 784 02:11:24,669 --> 02:11:28,214 Ahmed has already begun. He is responsible for armed action. 785 02:11:28,756 --> 02:11:30,842 We have managed to get some weapons. 786 02:11:31,009 --> 02:11:32,635 Go ahead, Ahmed. 787 02:11:35,054 --> 02:11:37,390 Ibrahim brought this. 788 02:11:38,182 --> 02:11:40,143 Yussef brought this one. 789 02:11:41,102 --> 02:11:43,855 Aissa brought this. 790 02:11:44,022 --> 02:11:46,482 And this is Omar's. 791 02:11:46,649 --> 02:11:50,320 The rest were bought on the black market. 792 02:12:11,633 --> 02:12:13,718 Please, enlighten me... 793 02:12:14,677 --> 02:12:17,430 Do you really think we can defeat France with these? 794 02:12:20,183 --> 02:12:22,393 Sorry, pardon me. 795 02:12:24,228 --> 02:12:26,230 You're wrong, Akli. 796 02:12:28,066 --> 02:12:31,235 "If one day a people wants to regain its freedom, 797 02:12:32,278 --> 02:12:34,072 it will fulfill its destiny. 798 02:12:35,823 --> 02:12:38,701 The darkness will fade, 799 02:12:40,954 --> 02:12:43,498 and the chains will be broken." 800 02:12:54,133 --> 02:12:57,470 "When the earth is shaken with its final earthquake, 801 02:12:57,637 --> 02:13:00,515 and the earth discharges its burdens, 802 02:13:00,682 --> 02:13:02,725 and man says, 'What is wrong with it?', 803 02:13:03,226 --> 02:13:05,603 that day, it will report its news 804 02:13:06,354 --> 02:13:08,815 because your Lord has commanded it." 805 02:13:22,954 --> 02:13:28,668 THE YEAR OF THE ATTACK 806 02:14:13,588 --> 02:14:15,006 As I already said, 807 02:14:16,591 --> 02:14:20,303 tomorrow our candidate will arrive here 808 02:14:21,429 --> 02:14:25,183 to beat the colonialist candidate. 809 02:14:27,560 --> 02:14:31,689 Therefore, Mr. Khalifa, Mr. Ammer, Mr. Mahmoud, 810 02:14:32,231 --> 02:14:35,902 and myself, are in charge 811 02:14:36,527 --> 02:14:38,946 of welcoming him to our town. 812 02:14:40,406 --> 02:14:41,365 We ask you all 813 02:14:43,034 --> 02:14:46,287 to make sure to vote for us. 814 02:14:48,456 --> 02:14:52,585 You must help us, 815 02:14:53,461 --> 02:14:56,089 so that we can defeat colonialism, 816 02:14:56,255 --> 02:14:58,800 and have our candidate for freedom elected. 817 02:14:58,966 --> 02:15:00,510 My brothers, 818 02:15:01,427 --> 02:15:03,930 with your belief and your effort, 819 02:15:04,097 --> 02:15:06,015 righteousness shall overcome injustice! 820 02:15:14,732 --> 02:15:18,528 We all agree with the need to win freedom. 821 02:15:19,153 --> 02:15:21,030 God bless you, Mr. Larbi. 822 02:15:21,197 --> 02:15:25,243 Concerning our help, 823 02:15:25,952 --> 02:15:28,329 I can tell you on behalf of my brothers here, 824 02:15:29,122 --> 02:15:30,915 that you'll receive it. 825 02:15:31,958 --> 02:15:33,793 However, as for these elections, 826 02:15:34,460 --> 02:15:37,630 our help will be of no use in winning freedom. 827 02:15:41,134 --> 02:15:43,636 Shame on you, Mr. Larbi! 828 02:15:44,929 --> 02:15:47,974 How can a militant like you say that? 829 02:15:48,141 --> 02:15:51,352 I really can't believe it! 830 02:15:51,519 --> 02:15:54,105 I can't believe that prison 831 02:15:54,272 --> 02:15:55,940 has affected you that much. 832 02:15:58,484 --> 02:15:59,986 You're mistaken, El Hadj. 833 02:16:00,862 --> 02:16:03,948 All our votes combined won't change a thing. 834 02:16:04,907 --> 02:16:06,325 Because these elections, 835 02:16:06,826 --> 02:16:09,162 like all past and future ones, 836 02:16:09,328 --> 02:16:10,663 are nothing but a charade. 837 02:16:14,292 --> 02:16:15,835 And I can tell you, 838 02:16:16,502 --> 02:16:18,087 that if we take this path, 839 02:16:18,880 --> 02:16:20,840 we become nothing but clowns in it. 840 02:16:22,258 --> 02:16:24,677 We will be helping them to achieve their goal, 841 02:16:25,219 --> 02:16:28,472 and we will have annihilated the future of our people. 842 02:16:31,767 --> 02:16:36,272 In the name of the martyrs of the 8th of May, I ask you to take that back! 843 02:16:36,981 --> 02:16:39,817 Yours words are not worthy of a true militant! 844 02:16:39,984 --> 02:16:42,778 And I say, in the name of the martyrs of the 8th of May, 845 02:16:42,945 --> 02:16:45,531 that it is the best way to help the colonialists. 846 02:16:52,955 --> 02:16:54,081 Very well, 847 02:16:56,125 --> 02:16:57,793 suppose we agree with you, 848 02:16:59,378 --> 02:17:01,756 what precisely do you propose? 849 02:17:01,923 --> 02:17:07,136 Simply put, El Hadj, they came by force, so they'll leave by force. 850 02:17:09,305 --> 02:17:12,308 Why are you applauding? Do you understand nothing? 851 02:17:15,519 --> 02:17:17,146 Can't you tell a cat from a dog? 852 02:17:21,734 --> 02:17:23,527 Do you really think 853 02:17:23,694 --> 02:17:26,030 you're more intelligent 854 02:17:26,530 --> 02:17:30,660 than our leaders in the capital? 855 02:17:31,369 --> 02:17:34,121 Those who will bring us final victory? 856 02:17:35,039 --> 02:17:36,540 Mr. Larbi, 857 02:17:37,166 --> 02:17:40,169 with all respect for your commitment, 858 02:17:42,255 --> 02:17:45,925 I don't agree with you, 859 02:17:47,343 --> 02:17:50,680 and I can't follow you along a path that may break, destroy, 860 02:17:50,846 --> 02:17:54,517 and annihilate the movement at this critical moment! 861 02:17:55,393 --> 02:17:56,978 Goodbye! 862 02:19:55,137 --> 02:19:58,516 Mr. Governor, how do you do? 863 02:19:58,682 --> 02:20:01,394 Thank you for this kind reception. 864 02:20:03,104 --> 02:20:04,897 Major. 865 02:20:06,399 --> 02:20:08,067 Captain. 866 02:20:09,402 --> 02:20:12,405 Mr. Mayor, how do you do? 867 02:20:14,031 --> 02:20:17,660 Mr. Governor, I'd like to introduce my son. 868 02:20:35,136 --> 02:20:36,804 Make way. 869 02:21:02,830 --> 02:21:04,206 Here come the collaborators. 870 02:21:12,923 --> 02:21:15,050 I don't want to shake his hand. 871 02:21:15,217 --> 02:21:17,094 What can we do? 872 02:21:18,637 --> 02:21:22,141 Where can we go to avoid them? 873 02:21:23,767 --> 02:21:27,855 The forge. It's too dirty for him in there. 874 02:21:28,522 --> 02:21:29,815 Let's go. 875 02:21:48,125 --> 02:21:53,255 When faced with a common enemy, we must stick together. 876 02:21:54,340 --> 02:21:55,674 Come on. 877 02:22:09,563 --> 02:22:11,315 This isn't even a forge! 878 02:22:11,482 --> 02:22:13,692 And those are not Muslims. 879 02:22:13,859 --> 02:22:17,863 That's true, Bachaga. They are pretending to pray. 880 02:22:18,864 --> 02:22:20,950 And these young men here, 881 02:22:21,116 --> 02:22:23,327 if it were not for this snake, 882 02:22:24,245 --> 02:22:26,830 who has poisoned their minds, 883 02:22:27,414 --> 02:22:30,709 they would surely vote for us. 884 02:22:30,876 --> 02:22:32,127 I see. 885 02:22:33,212 --> 02:22:37,174 Well, ask them to come this evening to talk. 886 02:22:37,341 --> 02:22:39,093 As you say, Bachaga. 887 02:22:48,644 --> 02:22:50,312 Did you understand the Bachaga? 888 02:22:51,438 --> 02:22:54,400 Make sure you're all at the rally this evening, 889 02:22:54,900 --> 02:22:56,151 and don't dare not come! 890 02:22:56,318 --> 02:22:59,113 Especially you, old man. Do you hear me? 891 02:22:59,280 --> 02:23:01,949 If you don't come, I'll close down your shop. 892 02:23:02,866 --> 02:23:06,704 As for you, I'll send you back to Kabylia, 893 02:23:06,870 --> 02:23:08,914 back to picking olives. 894 02:23:09,582 --> 02:23:10,916 Get lost, traitor! 895 02:23:11,542 --> 02:23:13,711 Damn you, you son of a bitch! 896 02:23:17,131 --> 02:23:21,135 Here's the bus. Mr. Mohammad must be on it, let's go. 897 02:23:27,141 --> 02:23:29,602 Come on, hurry up. 898 02:23:30,769 --> 02:23:32,062 Smail. 899 02:23:40,654 --> 02:23:42,364 Welcome, how are you? 900 02:23:46,368 --> 02:23:48,370 Hello, how are you? 901 02:23:50,080 --> 02:23:51,832 - Everything okay? - Of course. 902 02:23:51,999 --> 02:23:54,335 - Well, are we going to win? - Absolutely. 903 02:23:56,545 --> 02:23:58,631 - Shall we go now? - Yes, let's go. 904 02:24:05,054 --> 02:24:06,263 Your papers? 905 02:24:15,898 --> 02:24:17,399 Where are you staying? 906 02:24:18,776 --> 02:24:20,569 The home of my friend, El Hadj. 907 02:24:22,404 --> 02:24:25,115 You can pick up your identity card when you leave. 908 02:24:27,785 --> 02:24:28,827 What is it? 909 02:24:29,578 --> 02:24:30,704 Anything wrong? 910 02:24:32,498 --> 02:24:34,166 No, everything is fine. 911 02:24:35,292 --> 02:24:36,543 I'm sure you understand. 912 02:24:37,836 --> 02:24:40,381 He's a reasonable man. 913 02:24:41,840 --> 02:24:43,717 He is! 914 02:24:43,884 --> 02:24:46,887 He surely wouldn't hold a public meeting. 915 02:24:47,388 --> 02:24:49,390 - Do you think so? - Absolutely. 916 02:24:51,684 --> 02:24:53,435 He wouldn't provoke us. 917 02:24:55,062 --> 02:24:57,856 Well, that's all. Your friends are waiting. 918 02:24:58,857 --> 02:25:00,943 You'll get your papers back when you leave, 919 02:25:01,110 --> 02:25:02,820 if nothing goes wrong, of course. 920 02:25:02,986 --> 02:25:05,239 - That's Mr. Mohammad. - Do you know him? 921 02:25:06,615 --> 02:25:08,033 He's a good speaker. 922 02:25:18,127 --> 02:25:19,378 My friends, 923 02:25:20,254 --> 02:25:24,133 you saw how they greeted me. 924 02:25:24,842 --> 02:25:29,012 We should avoid their traps and attempts at provocation. 925 02:25:30,389 --> 02:25:33,600 They have forbidden public meetings. 926 02:25:34,435 --> 02:25:38,063 But since you believe in your fight, 927 02:25:38,230 --> 02:25:41,275 we must take the decision 928 02:25:41,442 --> 02:25:43,861 to fight them with their own weapons. 929 02:25:47,239 --> 02:25:52,286 We will all attend the Bachaga rally. 930 02:25:53,036 --> 02:25:56,248 We will show that we are united. 931 02:25:57,166 --> 02:26:00,502 I will provoke and humiliate him. 932 02:26:00,669 --> 02:26:02,629 And may the best candidate win! 933 02:26:06,341 --> 02:26:07,551 You'll win nothing. 934 02:26:08,594 --> 02:26:11,305 You see? Another provocation. 935 02:26:12,055 --> 02:26:14,308 You're all witnesses! 936 02:26:14,475 --> 02:26:17,478 It's just like I told you! 937 02:26:17,644 --> 02:26:18,687 Who is that? 938 02:26:19,897 --> 02:26:23,108 Larbi? Did that come from you? I can't believe it. 939 02:26:23,275 --> 02:26:25,319 Yes, Mr. Mohammad, it was me. 940 02:26:25,486 --> 02:26:27,613 But it wasn't a provocation. 941 02:26:27,780 --> 02:26:29,907 What are you doing there? Come up here. 942 02:26:30,073 --> 02:26:32,242 I said you'd win nothing. 943 02:26:32,868 --> 02:26:35,913 It's pointless talking to them. 944 02:26:36,997 --> 02:26:39,458 Their candidate has already won. 945 02:26:39,625 --> 02:26:43,086 You're just wasting your time, 946 02:26:43,712 --> 02:26:45,047 and the people's time. 947 02:26:45,798 --> 02:26:51,094 In a battle, no one can say who will win before the fight is over. 948 02:26:51,261 --> 02:26:53,931 What battle? What fight? 949 02:26:54,473 --> 02:26:58,685 The right to shout at them in an assembly, 950 02:26:58,852 --> 02:27:01,188 while the people are oppressed. 951 02:27:01,939 --> 02:27:04,691 You're nothing but a few sheep amongst wolves. 952 02:27:04,858 --> 02:27:07,402 We're not collaborators! 953 02:27:07,569 --> 02:27:08,821 It's the same thing! 954 02:27:10,781 --> 02:27:15,160 I understand, Larbi, that prison has made you resentful. 955 02:27:15,911 --> 02:27:21,083 None of us could have endured the tortures he experienced. 956 02:27:21,250 --> 02:27:23,168 You're just wasting your time. 957 02:27:23,335 --> 02:27:28,715 These people here will make their own choice. 958 02:27:28,882 --> 02:27:31,176 We'll fight them with their own weapons, 959 02:27:31,969 --> 02:27:33,387 and we'll win. 960 02:27:34,304 --> 02:27:39,935 By the will of the people and militants, freedom and justice will triumph. 961 02:27:41,103 --> 02:27:42,479 With words alone? 962 02:27:43,438 --> 02:27:44,940 Listen to me, Mr. Mohammad. 963 02:27:45,691 --> 02:27:48,694 One day, you will be judged, 964 02:27:49,236 --> 02:27:51,363 if not by the colonialist, 965 02:27:51,530 --> 02:27:53,657 then by history. 966 02:27:57,452 --> 02:28:00,247 Listen, Larbi, I'm a militant, 967 02:28:00,414 --> 02:28:03,792 and the party has its leaders. You know better than I do. 968 02:28:03,959 --> 02:28:08,213 I'm here executing the party's orders in the interest of the people. 969 02:28:08,380 --> 02:28:10,007 We shall go now, 970 02:28:10,173 --> 02:28:13,218 along with all those who agree with us, 971 02:28:13,385 --> 02:28:16,763 to challenge the colonialist candidate. 972 02:28:16,930 --> 02:28:18,640 And I also say to you, 973 02:28:18,807 --> 02:28:22,311 that your future is with us, 974 02:28:22,895 --> 02:28:25,814 with the administration and the law, 975 02:28:25,981 --> 02:28:28,358 with justice, with France. 976 02:28:28,984 --> 02:28:30,736 A vote for us, 977 02:28:30,903 --> 02:28:33,071 is a vote for more money, 978 02:28:33,655 --> 02:28:36,617 more water and more wealth. 979 02:28:52,507 --> 02:28:55,677 - What's happening? - These people just won't learn. 980 02:28:55,844 --> 02:28:57,304 They're protesting. 981 02:28:57,471 --> 02:28:59,222 They'll ruin the Bachaga rally. 982 02:28:59,389 --> 02:29:00,933 Let's grab their candidate. 983 02:29:01,099 --> 02:29:02,184 I have a better idea. 984 02:29:02,351 --> 02:29:04,061 Remember, 985 02:29:04,227 --> 02:29:09,316 France never forgets her children in need. 986 02:29:09,483 --> 02:29:11,568 So, on election day, 987 02:29:11,735 --> 02:29:14,655 you must be united in supporting what's right. 988 02:30:04,454 --> 02:30:05,580 It's a trap. 989 02:30:08,166 --> 02:30:09,543 Larbi! 990 02:30:10,252 --> 02:30:11,628 Larbi! 991 02:30:13,797 --> 02:30:15,841 Larbi, God is great! 992 02:30:17,968 --> 02:30:20,303 Brothers, Mr. Larbi has been assassinated! 993 02:30:21,096 --> 02:30:24,975 Go now and talk to them! 994 02:30:25,142 --> 02:30:26,435 Go on! 995 02:30:29,396 --> 02:30:30,397 Dogs! 996 02:30:31,606 --> 02:30:32,816 Don't shoot! 997 02:30:33,567 --> 02:30:36,486 Don't shoot. We're unarmed. 998 02:30:37,112 --> 02:30:39,614 We only want to talk. 999 02:30:40,365 --> 02:30:41,742 Don't shoot! 1000 02:30:54,963 --> 02:30:58,967 He warned you! He told you, but you didn't listen. 1001 02:31:12,606 --> 02:31:14,483 The cavalry! 1002 02:32:37,232 --> 02:32:39,276 We only want the leaders. 1003 02:32:39,442 --> 02:32:41,403 The others have nothing to fear. 1004 02:32:41,570 --> 02:32:43,238 Have the leaders stand to one side. 1005 02:32:43,405 --> 02:32:46,867 They want the leaders. They want them to step out. 1006 02:32:47,033 --> 02:32:48,952 The rest won't get hurt. 1007 02:33:49,387 --> 02:33:52,015 Lay low to avoid their swords! 1008 02:33:52,182 --> 02:33:53,516 Get down! 1009 02:34:16,456 --> 02:34:17,916 Mahmoud! 1010 02:34:29,719 --> 02:34:30,553 Come on! 1011 02:34:31,137 --> 02:34:34,307 I'll show you! 1012 02:36:25,502 --> 02:36:27,962 I warned you, oh people of the city! 1013 02:36:28,713 --> 02:36:31,841 May peace be upon our Prophet. 1014 02:36:32,425 --> 02:36:34,719 I appeal to His clemency. 1015 02:36:35,970 --> 02:36:38,848 See what happened, 1016 02:36:39,015 --> 02:36:41,601 here in the land of the brave. 1017 02:37:22,809 --> 02:37:28,064 THE YEARS OF FIRE 1018 02:37:28,231 --> 02:37:30,483 Peace be upon you, oh people of the city. 1019 02:37:30,650 --> 02:37:33,069 You have gone and we're soon to follow. 1020 02:37:33,778 --> 02:37:35,905 Oh people of the city, 1021 02:37:36,072 --> 02:37:41,327 your numbers increase while nothing changes in this world. 1022 02:37:42,162 --> 02:37:45,498 Two terrible summers and two terrible winters have passed. 1023 02:37:45,665 --> 02:37:49,085 Soldiers have murdered us in our sleep. 1024 02:37:49,878 --> 02:37:53,047 And now, a third winter, 1025 02:37:53,214 --> 02:37:55,967 with its share of atrocity and sorrow. 1026 02:37:56,968 --> 02:37:59,345 My heart too is black, 1027 02:37:59,888 --> 02:38:02,265 clamped tight by tangled links. 1028 02:38:03,516 --> 02:38:06,519 But there is new hope, 1029 02:38:06,686 --> 02:38:10,023 that promises better days. 1030 02:38:10,190 --> 02:38:14,527 Rejoice, people of the city, I have good news to announce. 1031 02:38:14,694 --> 02:38:16,821 Scarlet is this glow 1032 02:38:16,988 --> 02:38:19,616 which has found a place in my heart. 1033 02:38:20,992 --> 02:38:23,620 Last autumn, 1034 02:38:23,786 --> 02:38:26,289 I saw eight sacred ghosts. 1035 02:38:27,207 --> 02:38:29,125 They entered my house, 1036 02:38:29,292 --> 02:38:31,669 they went deep into its entrails, 1037 02:38:31,836 --> 02:38:34,506 and they emerged with lead and steel, 1038 02:38:34,672 --> 02:38:36,633 weapons without forgiveness or pity. 1039 02:38:38,676 --> 02:38:41,095 Then they disappeared into darkness. 1040 02:38:41,262 --> 02:38:44,224 Not even the moon could see them. 1041 02:38:44,390 --> 02:38:47,352 They languished in cells for more than two years, 1042 02:38:47,519 --> 02:38:51,147 where not even their relatives could visit. 1043 02:38:51,314 --> 02:38:53,066 Then they disappeared, like shadows, 1044 02:38:53,858 --> 02:38:57,028 and attacked fortresses in the dark. 1045 02:38:57,695 --> 02:39:01,783 They were angels elected by God, their Master. 1046 02:39:02,367 --> 02:39:03,952 Tell me, 1047 02:39:04,118 --> 02:39:09,165 what can stop the advance of an army of ghosts? 1048 02:39:16,881 --> 02:39:22,095 Listen to me, you living-dead, wallowing in the mud. 1049 02:39:22,262 --> 02:39:26,766 The day of truth has arrived, as Miloud had wished. 1050 02:39:26,933 --> 02:39:30,228 You are flies who swarm 1051 02:39:30,395 --> 02:39:32,855 around the crumbs and the filth 1052 02:39:33,356 --> 02:39:35,692 that the colonialists have left you. 1053 02:39:35,858 --> 02:39:38,194 Shame on you! Shame on you! 1054 02:39:50,665 --> 02:39:52,292 May God curse, 1055 02:39:53,042 --> 02:39:56,004 punish and annihilate 1056 02:39:57,714 --> 02:39:59,882 those who made no effort whatsoever 1057 02:40:00,049 --> 02:40:03,303 and played no part in this sacred day. 1058 02:40:19,277 --> 02:40:21,487 Listen, oh people of the city, 1059 02:40:21,654 --> 02:40:23,865 listen, you traitors. 1060 02:40:24,032 --> 02:40:28,411 There were eight roaring lions, and people could hear them from afar. 1061 02:40:29,329 --> 02:40:34,334 They were put in a cage and their jailers showed no mercy. 1062 02:40:35,460 --> 02:40:39,714 They suffered from cold, from hunger, and they were tortured. 1063 02:40:40,798 --> 02:40:45,553 For two summers and two winters, their lives were hanging by a thread. 1064 02:40:45,720 --> 02:40:50,725 Then, autumn came and they turned into ghosts again. 1065 02:40:52,727 --> 02:40:57,732 They broke their chains and took to the mountaintops. 1066 02:40:58,441 --> 02:41:01,819 Their battle cry echoes from the peaks. 1067 02:41:02,403 --> 02:41:05,657 It is the sound of gunpowder, the only solution. 1068 02:41:05,823 --> 02:41:08,660 The only thing that can grant freedom. 1069 02:41:08,826 --> 02:41:12,163 The only thing that can free serfs and slaves. 1070 02:41:13,956 --> 02:41:17,418 May God curse, punish and annihilate 1071 02:41:17,585 --> 02:41:21,547 those who made no effort whatsoever and played no part in this sacred day. 1072 02:41:21,714 --> 02:41:23,257 Damn you, wretched man! 1073 02:41:23,758 --> 02:41:25,677 You pretend you're mad, 1074 02:41:25,843 --> 02:41:29,097 but you dare to insult your masters. 1075 02:41:29,263 --> 02:41:31,933 May God curse you, you traitor! 1076 02:41:33,685 --> 02:41:36,604 Please, leave him alone. 1077 02:41:36,771 --> 02:41:38,314 Leave him alone. 1078 02:41:39,649 --> 02:41:42,110 Leave my father Miloud alone. 1079 02:41:42,276 --> 02:41:43,861 Please, leave him... 1080 02:41:44,362 --> 02:41:48,741 You have already taken my father. Miloud is all I have. 1081 02:41:48,908 --> 02:41:49,784 Please, 1082 02:41:50,993 --> 02:41:52,704 leave me Miloud. 1083 02:41:57,500 --> 02:41:58,459 Miloud. 1084 02:42:34,829 --> 02:42:37,248 Call your friends to help you now. 1085 02:42:37,999 --> 02:42:41,169 Look at all the soldiers arriving. 1086 02:42:41,335 --> 02:42:43,337 Come on, call them, pig! 1087 02:42:44,255 --> 02:42:47,133 Miloud, more soldiers have come. 1088 02:42:47,300 --> 02:42:49,385 I must warn my father. 1089 02:42:51,429 --> 02:42:53,097 Warn your father? 1090 02:42:55,391 --> 02:42:57,143 Do you know where he is? 1091 02:42:57,310 --> 02:42:58,060 Yes. 1092 02:44:42,665 --> 02:44:43,666 Hello. 1093 02:44:45,835 --> 02:44:47,128 Hello. 1094 02:44:48,921 --> 02:44:50,214 Sir, 1095 02:44:51,591 --> 02:44:52,967 do you have any acorns? 1096 02:44:53,467 --> 02:44:54,886 It's not the season. 1097 02:44:57,430 --> 02:44:59,265 What about chestnuts? 1098 02:44:59,432 --> 02:45:02,476 Yes, I have chestnuts. Follow me. 1099 02:45:06,439 --> 02:45:07,732 Smail... 1100 02:45:10,109 --> 02:45:11,485 Where's my father? 1101 02:45:12,361 --> 02:45:15,323 At a meeting in the valley. 1102 02:45:15,823 --> 02:45:20,119 NOVEMBER 1, 1954 1103 02:45:51,859 --> 02:45:52,902 Father! 1104 02:48:02,531 --> 02:48:03,783 Your father... 1105 02:48:06,702 --> 02:48:08,245 You're a man now, 1106 02:48:09,080 --> 02:48:10,706 and you must know the truth. 1107 02:48:11,332 --> 02:48:13,584 Do you see this blood? 1108 02:48:13,751 --> 02:48:15,086 Your father is a martyr now. 1109 02:48:16,003 --> 02:48:18,172 We had a meeting last night. 1110 02:48:21,967 --> 02:48:23,302 We've been betrayed! 1111 02:48:26,514 --> 02:48:30,559 I'll cover you with the automatic rifle while you escape out the back. 1112 02:48:30,726 --> 02:48:34,063 - Are you crazy? - Those are the orders, you know that. 1113 02:48:45,866 --> 02:48:50,454 Your father was a brave man. You should follow in his footsteps. 1114 02:48:50,621 --> 02:48:53,207 Our country needs brave men. 1115 02:49:25,656 --> 02:49:29,869 Listen, oh people of the city, and rejoice! 1116 02:49:30,035 --> 02:49:32,788 The shadows have started the fight. 1117 02:49:32,955 --> 02:49:35,958 They'll force open all closed doors, 1118 02:49:36,125 --> 02:49:39,378 doors that were bolted twice. 1119 02:49:40,796 --> 02:49:44,258 They are marching towards death, 1120 02:49:44,425 --> 02:49:46,510 led by their faith. 1121 02:49:46,677 --> 02:49:50,681 Their steps will awaken those who have slept since the invaders arrived. 1122 02:49:51,765 --> 02:49:54,435 Great shame will fall 1123 02:49:54,602 --> 02:49:57,897 on those who don't join their fight! 1124 02:50:33,474 --> 02:50:37,645 NOVEMBER 11, 1954 1125 02:50:40,814 --> 02:50:45,152 Those who have bravely died for their country 1126 02:50:45,319 --> 02:50:49,156 deserve to be honored by all, 1127 02:50:49,323 --> 02:50:52,910 and their names remembered among the bravest. 1128 02:50:53,077 --> 02:50:56,789 Nothing can ever take away their glory. 1129 02:50:56,956 --> 02:50:59,208 And, like a mother's voice, 1130 02:50:59,375 --> 02:51:03,671 the voice of a whole people sings them to sleep in their graves. 1131 02:51:03,837 --> 02:51:08,425 Glory to eternal France! Glory to those who died for it! 1132 02:51:08,592 --> 02:51:11,762 To the martyrs! To the valiant and the strong! 1133 02:51:11,929 --> 02:51:15,808 To those inspired by their example, who seek to join them in the temple, 1134 02:51:15,975 --> 02:51:18,352 and who will die as they died! 1135 02:52:01,395 --> 02:52:02,730 Miloud! 1136 02:52:22,541 --> 02:52:24,084 Oh, God. 1137 02:52:25,085 --> 02:52:28,672 God Almighty, glory to You. 1138 02:52:29,548 --> 02:52:32,843 I'm so grateful and thankful to You 1139 02:52:33,761 --> 02:52:36,513 for bringing Miloud, 1140 02:52:37,056 --> 02:52:40,726 in whom no one believed, 1141 02:52:41,727 --> 02:52:45,230 to this location and this place, 1142 02:52:46,357 --> 02:52:50,152 to engrave his name in the books of history for eternity. 1143 02:52:58,452 --> 02:53:00,621 Blessed be this madness 1144 02:53:02,498 --> 02:53:05,751 that You bestowed upon me, God Almighty. 1145 02:53:06,752 --> 02:53:08,754 Blessed be this madness, 1146 02:53:09,380 --> 02:53:13,300 by which I'm known and which made me see the light. 1147 02:53:15,427 --> 02:53:17,763 Blessed be this madness, 1148 02:53:17,930 --> 02:53:20,140 and all its promises. 1149 02:53:22,267 --> 02:53:24,353 Blessed be this madness, 1150 02:53:25,020 --> 02:53:27,106 as sharp as the blade of a plow, 1151 02:53:28,148 --> 02:53:31,527 which neither rust nor time can tarnish. 1152 02:53:34,196 --> 02:53:36,240 Blessed be this madness, 1153 02:53:36,782 --> 02:53:39,535 which burns hotter than the sting of a bee. 1154 02:53:40,077 --> 02:53:43,956 Blessed be this moment when You called me. 1155 02:53:45,833 --> 02:53:47,835 Blessed be the path, 1156 02:53:48,335 --> 02:53:49,962 on which You led me. 1157 02:53:51,213 --> 02:53:53,006 Blessed be the woes, 1158 02:53:53,173 --> 02:53:56,427 that burdened me from each and every direction. 1159 02:54:07,146 --> 02:54:10,441 Blessed be the Years of Ashes, 1160 02:54:11,775 --> 02:54:13,777 and the Years of Embers, 1161 02:54:13,944 --> 02:54:16,572 that passed like lightning. 1162 02:54:18,740 --> 02:54:20,826 Blessed be the Years of Fire, 1163 02:54:21,910 --> 02:54:24,788 that burn for eternity, 1164 02:54:26,248 --> 02:54:29,334 whose flames arose in every city, 1165 02:54:29,501 --> 02:54:31,837 in every town, and in every village. 1166 02:54:34,006 --> 02:54:35,674 Miloud! 1167 02:55:04,661 --> 02:55:06,330 Now, 1168 02:55:08,957 --> 02:55:10,667 I'm ready to sleep, 1169 02:55:15,506 --> 02:55:17,132 to take my rest 1170 02:55:22,221 --> 02:55:25,224 in Your everlasting world of peace. 1171 02:55:34,942 --> 02:55:36,193 Miloud! 1172 02:57:24,343 --> 02:57:28,305 On the 5th of July, 1962, the Algerian people, 1173 02:57:28,472 --> 02:57:34,061 after sacrificing more than one million martyrs, 1174 02:57:34,686 --> 02:57:38,482 achieved their independence.