Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974)
About Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974)
From the early 1960s to the mid-1970s, independent Algeria provided significant support to anti-colonial movements and revolutionaries worldwide. Successive presidents, Ahmed Ben Bella and then Houari Boumédiène, made Algiers a haven for activists fighting against colonial and racial oppression.
Ben Salama's Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974) is a 2016 documentary film. The film is filed under revolution, anti-colonialism, djazair, and algeria.
Ahmed Ben Bella stars as Self, Che Guevara as Self, Nelson Mandela as Self, and Houari Boumédiène as Self. At 56 minutes long, it arrived in January 2016.
The screenplay is by Amirouche Laïdi and Ben Salama.
The Battle of Algiers, Fanon, and Mostefa Ben Boulaïd make useful companions to Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974).