Jamila, the Algerian

December. 09,1958      
Rating:
7.1
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Jamila, an Algerian girl who loves her homeland, joins the nationalist movement to liberate her country from French occupation. Based on the life of Djamila Bouhired, who was arrested and tortured by the French Algerian government, Chahine's first explicitly political film managed to galvanize wide solidarity with the Algerian resistance from across the Arab World, starting in Egypt.

Magda Al Sabahi as  Jamila Bou Harid
Ahmed Mazhar as  Youssef
Salah Zulfiqar as  Azzam
Rushdy Abaza as  Begar
Zahrat El-Ola as  Bouazza
Kariman as  Hasiba
Farida Fahmy as  Simon
Mahmoud El Meligy as  French lawyer Jacques Vergès
Fakher Fakher as  Mustafa Bouhired, Jamila’s uncle
Salah Nazmi as  

Reviews

WasAnnon
1958/12/09

Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

... more
Stometer
1958/12/10

Save your money for something good and enjoyable

... more
Verity Robins
1958/12/11

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

... more
Staci Frederick
1958/12/12

Blistering performances.

... more