China Is Still Far

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China Is Still Far, is a 2010 Algerian movie, directed by Malek Bensmaïl. with a runtime of 120 minutes.

Overview

China Is Still Far (La Chine Est Encore Loin) is an Algerian documentary by director Malek Bensmaïl that returns to the village of Ghassira in the Aurès mountains, the site where, on November 1, 1954, two French teachers and an Algerian official became among the first civilian victims of the Algerian War of Independence. More than fifty years later, Bensmaïl films across all four seasons in this remote Chaoui village, now known as the cradle of the Algerian revolution, capturing the lives of its inhabitants, the rhythms of its school, and the children who carry this extraordinary history forward. A meditative and deeply felt portrait of memory, heritage, and a nation's enduring relationship with its revolutionary past.

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