Jamila, the Algerian

Jamila, the Algerian

1958
2h 3m
7.0

7.0/10

8 votes • View on IMDb
Drama History War
Overview

Djamila, a young Algerian woman living with her brother Hadi and her uncle Mustafa in the Casbah district of Algiers under the French occupation of Algeria, sees the full extent of injustice, tyranny and cruelty on his compatriots by French soldiers. Jamila's nationalist spirit will be strengthened when French forces invade her university to arrest her classmate Amina who commits suicide by ingesting poison. Shortly after the prominent Algerian guerrilla leader Youssef takes refuge with her, she realizes that her uncle Mustafa is part of this network of anti-colonial rebel fighters. Her uncle linked her to the National Liberation Front (FLN). A series of events illustrate Jamila's participation in resistance operations against the occupier before she was finally captured and tortured. Finally, despite the efforts of her French lawyer, Jamila is sentenced to death...

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Production Information

Production Companies
أفلام ماجدة إيجيبكو لتوزيع الأفلام - تاكفور أنطونيان
Production Countries
Egypt
Spoken Languages
Arabic French

Keywords

black and white algeria french colonialism algerian war (1954-62) guerilla casbah alger liberation war women resistance la bataille d'alger guerilla resistance

Quick Facts

Original Title ميلة (Djamilah)
Release Date December 9, 1958
Status Released
Language AR
IMDb ID tt0051539
Website Visit Site

Cast

Magda Al Sabahi
Magda Al Sabahi

جميلة بو حريد

Ahmed Mazhar
Ahmed Mazhar

يوسف

Salah Zulfikar
Salah Zulfikar

عزام

Rushdy Abaza
Rushdy Abaza

بيجار

Zahrat Al-Ola
Zahrat Al-Ola

بوعزة

Kariman
Kariman

حسيبة

Farida Fahmy
Farida Fahmy

سيمون

Mahmoud El Meligy
Mahmoud El Meligy

المحامي الفرنسي جاك فيرجيس

Fakher Fakher
Fakher Fakher

مصطفى بوحيرد عم جميلة

Salah Nazmi
Salah Nazmi

Fattoh Nashaty
Fattoh Nashaty

Adly Kasseb
Adly Kasseb

قائد للمقاومة الجزائرية

Key Crew

Youssef Chahine
Director
Youssef El Sebai
Writer
Magda Al Sabahi
Producer
Naguib Mahfouz
Screenplay
Wagih Naguib
Screenplay
Abd El Rahman El Sharqawy
Screenplay