A doctor's Hippocratic oath vs. colonial occupation — which side wins?
In the midst of the Algerian War in 1957, fighters (fidayounes) resisted French intervention with the help of a doctor.
Direction
Haddad's claustrophobic underground sequences
Production
Authentic 1957 period detail on minimal budget
Acting
Doctor's exhausted silence speaks volumes
Director
Moussa Haddad
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during Algeria's socialist cinema boom when the state funded films celebrating revolutionary history.
The doctor's internal conflict mirrors Algeria's own post-independence struggle to define national identity beyond opposition to France.
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