AL HAKIM: Benzerdjeb Benaouda

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AL HAKIM: Benzerdjeb Benaouda, is a Algerian movie, directed by Ilias Boukhemoucha, and starring Mohamed Benbakreti, Belkaid Rachid, Mcherchen Djaafar. with a runtime of 52 minutes.

Overview

AL HAKIM: Benzerdjeb Benaouda is an investigative documentary film that reconstructs the life of Dr. Benaouda Benzerdjeb, a pioneering Algerian physician who pursued his medical studies in Europe before returning to dedicate his skills to the Algerian revolution. The film methodically challenges the colonial narrative that surrounded his arrest and martyrdom, seeking to restore the historical record and rehabilitate the memory of a man whose story was deliberately obscured by colonial authorities. A vital contribution to Algerian collective memory, the film honors a forgotten hero of the independence struggle.

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