In 1962, René Vautier, together with some Algerian friends, organised the audio-visual formation centre Ben Aknoun to encourage a "dialogue in images" between the two factions. Together with his students he made a film that shows the history of the Algerian War and of the ALN (National Liberation Army), and life during the reconstruction.
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Drawing from never-before-seen footage that has been tucked away in the National Geographic archives...

During the Algerian war (1954-1962), some French people helped the F.L.N. in France.

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In 1971, after being rejected by Hollywood, Bruce Lee returned to his parents’ homeland of Hong Kong...

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It's 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years ...