The Price of Freedom

At a glance

The Price of Freedom, is a 2007 Algerian movie, directed by Youcef Bouchouchi, and starring Abdelhamid Gouri, Hamid Mesbah, Nader Hocine. with a runtime of 90 minutes.

Overview

The Price of Freedom is an Algerian historical drama set against the backdrop of the Algerian War of Independence. It follows two humble characters — a meddah, a traditional storyteller, and a guerrab, a water distributor — who come to recognize the dehumanizing reality of colonial rule and choose to join the National Liberation Army. Rising through the ranks to become political commissioners, their paths diverge tragically: one falls in battle, the other is executed by guillotine in the infamous Barberousse prison. A stirring tribute to the forgotten foot soldiers of Algerian liberation, The Price of Freedom honors the human cost behind the historical narrative.

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