Directed by by Gillo Pontecorvo
Run Time: 2 hours
Pre-show performance by New Horizons Band, including the Algerian National Anthem
Post-show discussion with Megan Greene of KU International Affairs, Asmaa Ben Baba of KU African and African-American Studies, and Military Historian Geoff Babb. Video intro by Adel Ben Bella, Brown University Doctoral Student

ABOUT THE FILM
One of the most influential films in history, The Battle of Algiers vividly re-creates a key year in the tumultuous Algerian struggle for independence from the occupying French in the 1950s. Shot on the streets of Algiers in documentary style, the film is a case study in modern warfare. The film won the prestigious Golden Lion at the 1966 Venice Film Festival, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.