FLN, A Sacrifice for History

FLN, A Sacrifice for History

2016
28m
10.0

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Documentary History
Overview

In 1958, in the midst of the Algerian War and two months before the World Cup, the French Football Federation (FFF) discovered on April 15th that nine of its players of Algerian origin had secretly left France to join the headquarters of the National Liberation Front (FLN) in Tunis, where the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic (GPRA) was based. They chose to leave everything behind—careers, fame, money—to support the FLN cause: the independence of the Algerian people. Their daring escape was worthy of a thriller and made headlines across the international press. For four years, the FLN team toured the world and became the standard-bearer for a people. FIFA refused to recognize the team and threatened federations that played against it with sanctions. Nevertheless, the team made a lasting impression with 57 wins, 14 draws, and 12 losses in 83 matches. Ferhat Abbas, president of the GPRA, told them, "You have gained ten years for the cause of independent Algeria."

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Production Information

Production Companies
L’Équipe Explore
Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
French

Keywords

football (soccer) algeria french colonialism djazair fln (algerian national liberation front) algerian war algerian national football team algerian football

Quick Facts

Original Title FLN, Un Sacrifice Pour l'Histoire
Release Date October 31, 2016
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt42784770
Website Visit Site

Cast

Mohamed Boumezrag
Mohamed Boumezrag

Self (archive footage)

Mokhtar Arribi
Mokhtar Arribi

Self (archive footage)

Mohamed Allam
Mohamed Allam

Self (archive footage)

Rachid Mekhloufi
Rachid Mekhloufi

Self

Mustapha Zitouni
Mustapha Zitouni

Self (archive footage)

Abdelaziz Ben Tifour
Abdelaziz Ben Tifour

Self (archive footage)

Kaddour Bekhloufi
Kaddour Bekhloufi

Self (archive footage)

Abderrahmane Boubekeur
Abderrahmane Boubekeur

Self (archive footage)

Abdelhamid Kermali
Abdelhamid Kermali

Self (archive footage)

Abdelhamid Bouchouk
Abdelhamid Bouchouk

Self (archive footage)

Amar Rouaï
Amar Rouaï

Self (archive footage)

Saïd Brahimi
Saïd Brahimi

Self (archive footage)