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Chronicles of the years of fire (Ahdath sinin el-djamr) Chronique des années de braise

Winner of the prestigious Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1975, Chronicle of the Years of Embers portrays Algeria 's struggle for independence from French colonial rule. The story follows a peasant's migration from his drought-stricken village to his eventual participation with the Algerian resistance movement, just prior to the outbreak of the Algerian War of Independence. Written by The Dude {mezzodon@yahoo.com}

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