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Podcast: Have a Good Movie
Episode: HISTORY LESSONS: The Battle of Algiers (1966)
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CONTENT WARNING: war, terrorism, guerilla war, torture, death, execution, bombing, violence, colonialism, racism.
This week we’re headed to North Africa, for a story of will and determination for freedom that’s unlike any other. From 1954 to 1962, Algeria fought a tough, complicated war for independence from colonial rule from France, a war that upended the French political system and began a long, difficult process of African decolonization. That’s a lot to try to pack into a single film, but director Gillo Pontecorvo does so wit...