Summary May 8, 1945, the day of victory over Nazism, is also a day of mourning. In Algiers, thanks to demonstrations for victory, the Algerian flag appears for the first time, thus claiming independence. But in Sétif, the standard bearer is shot dead at the head of the procession and a riot breaks out. The colonial massacre that followed would extend to all of Constantine. The commission of inquiry never delivered its conclusions and an amnesty law erased the traces of this savage repression. Fifty years later, the file is open. View more details
Genres : History War Documentary
Release date : May 9, 1995
Countries of origin : France Algeria
Official sites : Africiné
Language : French
Production companies : La Sept-Arte Mémoires Vives Productions
Summary May 8, 1945, the day of victory over Nazism, is also a day of mourning. In Algiers, thanks to demonstrations for victory, the Algerian flag appears for the first time, thus claiming independence. But in Sétif, the standard bearer is shot dead at the head of the procession and a riot breaks out. The colonial massacre that followed would extend to all of Constantine. The commission of inquiry never delivered its conclusions and an amnesty law erased the traces of this savage repression. Fifty years later, the file is open. View more details
Genres : History War Documentary
Release date : May 9, 1995
Countries of origin : France Algeria
Official sites : Africiné
Language : French
Production companies : La Sept-Arte Mémoires Vives Productions
