Chronicle of the Years of Fire

Chronicle of the Years of Fire
original film poster
Directed by	Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Written by	Rachid Boudjedra Tewfik Fares Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Starring	Yorgo Voyagis Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina Leila Shenna
Cinematography	Marcello Gatti
Distributed by	Arab Film Distribution
Release dates	26 November 1975 (1975-11-26)
Running time	177 minutes
Country	Algeria
Language	Arabic French

Chronicle of the Years of Fire (Arabic: وقائع سنين الجمر‎‎, translit. Chronique des Années de Braise) is a 1975 Algerian drama historical film directed by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina. It depicts the Algerian War of Independence as seen through the eyes of a peasant.

The film won the Palme d'Or prize at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival. It was also selected as the Algerian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 48th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

Cast

• Yorgo Voyagis - Ahmed
• Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina - Le conteur fou
• Leila Shenna - La femme
• Cheikh Nourredine - L'ami
• François Maistre - Le contremaître de la carrière

See also

• List of submissions to the 48th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Algerian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

External links

• Chronicle of the Years of Fire at IMDb