Chronicle of the Years of Fire

Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Original film poster
Directed byMohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Written byRachid Boudjedra
Tewfik Fares
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
StarringYorgo Voyagis
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir
Leila Shenna
CinematographyMarcello Gatti
Distributed byArab Film Distribution
Release date
  • 26 November 1975 (1975-11-26)
Running time
177 minutes
CountryAlgeria
LanguagesAlgerian Arabic
French

Chronicle of the Years of Fire (Arabic: وقائع سنين الجمر, romanizedWaqāʾiʿu 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]

  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Chronicle of the Years of Fire". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
  2. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences