French Colonialism Movies

  • 1985
    The Epic of Cheikh Bouamama

    The Epic of Cheikh Bouamama

    The Epic of Cheikh Bouamama

    8.51985HD

    The story of the film revolves around the epic of Sheikh Bouamama, a leader of the national resistance in Algeria during the French colonial era. The...

    The Epic of Cheikh Bouamama
  • 1991
    Isabelle Eberhardt

    Isabelle Eberhardt

    Isabelle Eberhardt

    5.71991HD

    The true story of explorer, journalist and writer Isabelle Eberhardt, originally from Switzerland. She moved to Annaba in Algeria in 1897 with her...

    Isabelle Eberhardt
  • 1961
    Sawt Echaâb

    Sawt Echaâb

    Sawt Echaâb

    101961HD

    “La Voix du Peuple,” composed of archival photographs by René Vauthier and others, exposes the root causes of the armed conflict...

    Sawt Echaâb
  • 2014
    Krim Belkacem

    Krim Belkacem

    Krim Belkacem

    102014HD

    This film retraces the combat journey of Krim Belkacem, one of the leading figures of the Algerian War. When he left the Dellys barracks in October...

    Krim Belkacem
  • 1973
    December

    December

    December

    101973HD

    In Algiers, during the Algerian War of Independence, one of the leaders of the FLN was arrested by the French colonial army, which used the most...

    December
  • 1994
    Traps

    Traps

    Traps

    11994HD

    The year is 1950 and an English couple, Louise and Michael, have arrived in French-occupied Indochina to cover a story on a French-owned rubber...

    Traps
  • 2025
    Algeria, Special Weapons Sections

    Algeria, Special Weapons Sections

    Algeria, Special Weapons Sections

    92025HD

    This documentary by director Claire Billet and historian Christophe Lafaye details the massive and systematic use of chemical weapons during the...

    Algeria, Special Weapons Sections
  • 1959
    Our Algeria

    Our Algeria

    Our Algeria

    101959HD

    "Djazaïrouna", produced by the cinema service of the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic (GPRA), is a montage film intended to...

    Our Algeria
  • 2025
    Aux origines, l'esclavage

    Aux origines, l'esclavage

    Aux origines, l'esclavage

    82025HD

    Aux origines, l'esclavage
  • 2009
    Gerboise Bleue

    Gerboise Bleue

    Gerboise Bleue

    102009HD

    "Gerboise bleue", the first French atomic test carried out on February 13, 1960 in the Algerian Sahara, is the starting point of France's nuclear...

    Gerboise Bleue
  • 2008
    Le Choix de mon père

    Le Choix de mon père

    Le Choix de mon père

    102008HD

    Le Choix de mon père
  • 2003
    Woman of Courage - Louisa Ighilahriz

    Woman of Courage - Louisa Ighilahriz

    Woman of Courage - Louisa Ighilahriz

    102003HD

    The autobiographical account of the tormented life of a witness of the century: Louisa Ighilahriz, activist and leading figure in Algerian...

    Woman of Courage - Louisa Ighilahriz
  • 2006
    Thomas Sankara: The Upright Man

    Thomas Sankara: The Upright Man

    Thomas Sankara: The Upright Man

    8.42006HD

    Thomas Sankara, former president of Burkina Faso, was known as "the African Che", and became famous in Africa due to his innovative ideas, his...

    Thomas Sankara: The Upright Man
  • 2000
    Jean-Marie Tjibaou ou le rêve d'indépendance

    Jean-Marie Tjibaou ou le rêve d'indépendance

    Jean-Marie Tjibaou ou le rêve d'indépendance

    102000HD

    Through the commitment of Jean-Marie Tjibaou, this documentary traces the history of the march of the Kanak people in search of their independence....

    Jean-Marie Tjibaou ou le rêve d'indépendance
  • 1974
    Hassan Terro's Escape

    Hassan Terro's Escape

    Hassan Terro's Escape

    8.51974HD

    Directed by Mustapha Badie.

    Hassan Terro's Escape
  • 2015
    Emilie Busquant, une passion algérienne

    Emilie Busquant, une passion algérienne

    Emilie Busquant, une passion algérienne

    102015HD

    Emilie Busquant, une passion algérienne
  • 2019
    Color-Blind

    Color-Blind

    Color-Blind

    42019HD

    A synaesthetic portrait made between French Polynesia and Brittany, Color-blind follows the restless ghost of Gauguin in excavating the colonial...

    Color-Blind
  • 1975
    Les Enfants de Novembre

    Les Enfants de Novembre

    Les Enfants de Novembre

    101975HD

    In the streets of the Casbah of Algiers, an FLN fighter pursued by the colonial police hands over confidential documents to Mourad, an Algerian child...

    Les Enfants de Novembre
  • 2022
    Restitution? Africa's Fight for Its Art

    Restitution? Africa's Fight for Its Art

    Restitution? Africa's Fight for Its Art

    7.3332022HD

    There is an interlinking history of violent European colonialism and the cultural legacy of ethnographic collections in institutions. This...

    Restitution? Africa's Fight for Its Art
  • 1965
    So Young a Peace

    So Young a Peace

    So Young a Peace

    101965HD

    The first fictional feature film produced in Algeria after independence, this film addresses one of the most worrying problems: that of childhood....

    So Young a Peace