The Ultimate Goal: Independence

The Ultimate Goal: Independence

2025
54m
10.0

10.0/10

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Documentary History

"The Heroes' Escape, The Complete Story"

Overview

Delve into the story of the Algerian footballers who traded European pitches to join the fight for independence. In 1958, in the midst of the War of Independence, talented players secretly left their clubs to form the FLN team – a living symbol of the Algerian people's struggle. This clandestine team, banned by FIFA, served as a mouthpiece for the Algerian provisional government until 1962. Footballer Rachid Mekhloufi explained: “This departure of the best Algerian players playing in France was no accident. With the control of the media, few French people knew what was happening in Algeria. The FLN representatives in France were ahead of the curve in terms of publicity. Truly ahead of the curve, because a move like this allowed the French people and the rest of the world to open their eyes.”

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Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
AL24 News
Production Countries
Algeria
Spoken Languages
Arabic French

Keywords

sports documentary algeria french colonialism algerian war (1954-62) anti-colonialism djazair independance war algerian national football team front de libération nationale algerian soccer

Quick Facts

Original Title L’Ultime But : L’Indépendance
Release Date July 5, 2025
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt43380730
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)

Kaddour Bekhloufi
Kaddour Bekhloufi

Self (archive footage)

Abdelaziz Ben Tifour
Abdelaziz Ben Tifour

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)

Key Crew

Fayçal Abdelghani Salah
Director