Fidaï

At a glance

Fidaï, is a 2014 Algerian movie, directed by Damien Ounouri, and starring Mohamed El Hadi Benadouda. with a runtime of 82 minutes.

Overview

Fidaï is an Algerian documentary in which a seventy-year-old veteran of the Algerian War of Independence finally gives voice to a lifetime of silence. A former underground operative for the National Liberation Front (FLN), he recounts the clandestine missions, dangerous contacts, and personal sacrifices that defined his years in the resistance. Speaking with quiet authority and hard-won perspective, he bears witness to a history often reduced to official narratives — offering instead the intimate, unvarnished account of someone who lived it from the inside. A vital historical document and a deeply moving personal testimony.

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