S01E01 End of Empire
Aurès region, Algeria, November 1, 1954. Brahim, a bus driver, witnesses the assassination of two passengers. This attack, signed by the FLN, was one of dozens that day throughout the country and marked the beginning...
At War for Algeria
S01E06: Independence
The Algerian victory in the referendum exasperates part of the army and the Algerian French. The most radical supporters of French Algeria found the OAS (Organization of the Secret Army), which commits attacks and grows stronger after the failure of the coup d'état of April 1961. The Algerian population remains mobilized; but De Gaulle refuses to cede the Sahara, rich in gas and oil and recent scene of the first French nuclear tests. In Paris, the peaceful march of October 17 becomes a massacre. Following negotiations between France and the GPRA, which conclude with the Evian agreements, a cease-fire comes into effect on March 19, 1962. The Algerian French, the soldiers and the harkis leave the country in haste.
Overview
North Africa, 1954. The Algerian war of independence begins, a traumatic and extremely violent catastrophe that for eight long years will shake and finally overthrow the foundations of the colonial regime established by France in 1830.
Episodes
S01E02 Popular Uprising
Summary executions, torture, raids, displacement of populations. In the name of so-called pacification, France violently represses the revolt in Algeria, strengthening the struggle for independence even more.
S01E03 Terror and Guerrilla Warfare
Repression is not enough. France tries to “conquer souls and hearts” by entrusting social missions to the SAS (Specialized Administrative Sections). On the Algerian independence side, the ALN (National Liberation Army) uses guerrilla warfare and...
S01E04 The Return of Charles de Gaulle
Due to the crisis of May 13, 1958, General De Gaulle returns to power. On June 4, 1958, in Algiers, De Gaulle says to the crowd: “I have understood you.” In September 1958, the Fifth...
S01E05 Algerian Algeria!
On September 16, 1959, General de Gaulle proclaims Algeria's right to self-determination. The MNA is delighted to finally have a basis for discussion. On the other hand, the supporters of a French Algeria are indignant...
S01E06 Independence
The Algerian victory in the referendum exasperates part of the army and the Algerian French. The most radical supporters of French Algeria found the OAS (Organization of the Secret Army), which commits attacks and grows...
Cast
Lyna Khoudri
Self - Narrator (voice)
Cyrille Beller
Additional Voice (voice)
Raphaëlle Branche
Additional Voice (voice)
Xavier Lemarchand
Additional Voice (voice)
Théo Pigetviel
Additional Voice (voice)
Omar Yami
Additional Voice (voice)
