Jamila, the Algerian(1958)

Jamila, the Algerian Synopsis

Djamila, a young Algerian woman living with her brother Hadi and her uncle Mustafa in the Casbah district of Algiers under the French occupation of Algeria, sees the full extent of injustice, tyranny and cruelty on his compatriots by French soldiers. Jamila's nationalist spirit will be strengthened when French forces invade her university to arrest her classmate Amina who commits suicide by ingesting poison. Shortly after the prominent Algerian guerrilla leader Youssef takes refuge with her, she realizes that her uncle Mustafa is part of this network of anti-colonial rebel fighters. Her uncle linked her to the National Liberation Front (FLN). A series of events illustrate Jamila's participation in resistance operations against the occupier before she was finally captured and tortured. Finally, despite the efforts of her French lawyer, Jamila is sentenced to death...

Jamila, the Algerian (1958) is a drama, history and war film directed by Youssef Chahine, released on December 9, 1958 with a runtime of 2h 3m. It stars Magda Al Sabahi, Ahmed Mazhar, Salah Zulfikar and Rushdy Abaza. Viewers rate it 7.2 out of 10 across 9 ratings.