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Directed by | Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina |
Written by | Rachid Boudjedra Tewfik Fares Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina |
Starring | Yorgo Voyagis Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir Leila Shenna |
Cinematography | Marcello Gatti |
Distributed by | Arab Film Distribution |
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Running time | 177 minutes |
Country | Algeria |
Languages | Algerian Arabic French |
Chronicle of the Years of Fire (Arabic: وقائع سنين الجمر, romanized: Waqāʾiʿu sinīna l-jamri; French: Chronique des Années de Braise; these names both mean "Chronicle of the Years of Embers") 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.[1] 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.[2]