They Joined the Front (2012)
In this film, four key witnesses, who live in Algeria today, as full-fledged Agerians, show us what this colonization was really like, so "beneficial" that they themselves perceived it as the oppression of one people by another. Three of them, who today would be called "pieds noirs," in other words, those Europeans to whom France, the occupying power, gave the best land, taken from the indigenous populations, work, and exclusive rights, not shared by the entire population, lived rather well compared to the majority of the "natives." The fourth was far from all that and lived in Argentina. Annie Steiner, Felix Colozzi, Pierre Chaulet, and Roberto Muniz explain to us what led them to show solidarity with the struggle of the weak, the humiliated, and to risk their freedom and their lives by committing to liberate Algeria.
Cast
- Félix Colozzi - Self
- Annie Steiner - Self
- Pierre Chaulet - Self
- Roberto Muñiz - Self
Screenplay
Keywords
algeria, algerian war (1954-62), freedom fighters, anti-colonialism, djazair, independance war, pieds-noirs, guerilla resistance
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is They Joined the Front about?
- In this film, four key witnesses, who live in Algeria today, as full-fledged Agerians, show us what this colonization was really like, so "beneficial" that they themselves perceived it as the oppression of one people by another. Three of them, who today would be called "pieds noirs," in other words, those Europeans to whom France, the occupying power, gave the best land, taken from the indigenous populations, work, and exclusive rights, not shared by the entire population, lived rather well compared to the majority of the "natives." The fourth was far from all that and lived in Argentina. Annie Steiner, Felix Colozzi, Pierre Chaulet, and Roberto Muniz explain to us what led them to show solidarity with the struggle of the weak, the humiliated, and to risk their freedom and their lives by committing to liberate Algeria.
- Who directed They Joined the Front?
- They Joined the Front was directed by Jean Asselmeyer.
- Who stars in They Joined the Front?
- They Joined the Front stars Félix Colozzi, Annie Steiner, Pierre Chaulet, Roberto Muñiz.
- How long is They Joined the Front?
- They Joined the Front has a runtime of 1h 1m (61 minutes).
- What genre is They Joined the Front?
- They Joined the Front is a Documentary, History film.
- Where was They Joined the Front produced?
- They Joined the Front was produced in Algeria.