Woman of Courage - Louisa Ighilahriz (2003)

Woman of Courage - Louisa Ighilahriz

2003

58m

10.0

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Overview

The autobiographical account of the tormented life of a witness of the century: Louisa Ighilahriz, activist and leading figure in Algerian independence. A student, she joined the independence struggle at the age of 20, joining the ranks of the FLN on the eve of the Battle of Algiers in late 1956 under the name Lila. She took part in the high school students' strike, then fled into the maquis when she was actively sought after. She was part of the French FLN support network of "suitcase carriers" during the Battle of Algiers. Seriously wounded alongside her network leader, Saïd Bakel, during an ambush in 1957, hospitalized and then imprisoned, she suffered numerous tortures in French prisons. She will be saved from certain death by an anonymous person, she will seek, for forty years, to find him just to show him her gratitude... Emblematic of the painful Franco-Algerian history, Louisa's story is poignant and imbued with humanism.

Status: Released

Language: AR

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Production Information

Production Companies

Ognon Pictures Zentropa Entertainments Commission Européenne MISR International Films

Production Countries

Denmark Egypt France

Spoken Languages

Arabic French

Keywords

human rights algeria french colonialism algerian war (1954-62) women fighters maghreb djazair independance war louisa ighilahriz women resistance guerilla resistance torture military

Quick Facts

Original Title	El Maraʼa Shagaʼa - امرأة شجاعة - لويزة إغيل أحريز
Release Date	January 21, 2003
Status	Released
Language	AR
IMDb ID	tt0794395
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