Jamila, the Algerian
1958-12-09 | 123 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Magda Al SabahiJamila Bou Harid
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Ahmed MazharYoussef
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Salah ZulfikarAzzam
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Rushdy AbazaBegar
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Zahrat El-OlaBouazza
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KarimanHasiba
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Farida FahmySimon
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Mahmoud El MeligyFrench lawyer Jacques Vergès
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Fakher FakherMustafa Bouhired, Jamila’s uncle
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Salah Nazmi
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Fattoh Nashaty
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Adly KassebLeader of the Algerian resistance
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Abdel Ghani Qamar
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Said Khalil
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Ahmed Loxer
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Ahmed Abaza
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Mohamed Hamdy
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Mohamed Abaza
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Tahani RashedAmina
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Nadia Al GendyAliaa