The British newspaper "The Guardian" ranked, in a recent issue, the two Algerian films "The Battle of Algiers" and "Chronicle of the Years of Ember" among the twenty best feature films in the history of cinema in Africa. Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo in 1966, The Battle of Algiers looks back on one of the periods of the Algerian liberation war, by shining the spotlight on the resistance of the inhabitants of the Casbah against the French occupier. The film received several accolades, including the "Golden Lion" in the Monstra in Venice, Italy in 1966. Released in 1974, the "Chronicle of the years of embers", relates the suffering of Algerians at the socioeconomic and cultural levels during the colonial yoke during the 40s and 50s of the last century. Directed by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, the feature film won, among others, the "Palme d'Or" of the 28th edition of the Cannes film festival in 1975. English filmmaker Peter Bradshaw, who is very often featured in the 7th art column on BBC radio, cited the two Algerian titles alongside "Abouna (2002 / Chad)," Touki Bouki "(1973 / Senegal)," Central Station "(1958 / Egypt)," Waiting for Happiness "(2002 / Mauritania) and" The Season of Men "(2000 / Tunisia).
