The role of cinema in documenting and commemorating the Algerian revolution and the horrendous crimes of French colonialism has been vital. Djaffar Gacem continues this legacy with his film Heliopolis, which revisits the massacre of Sétif and Guelma.
The Algerian national anthem urges people: “Be our witness.” It is an open call to all nations and people to bear witness to the Algerian revolution of liberation.
As Algeria celebrates 60…
