The feature film “The seven ramparts of the citadel”, a fiction recounting the conflict between an Algerian family expropriated from its land and a bloodthirsty settler; by director Ahmed Rachedi. Adapted from the eponymous novel by Mohamed Maarafia, the film, whose plot begins in 1954, tells the story of two characters, Thebti and Lucien, “the fellaga and the colonist”, a story of crossed destinies. “After having engaged in a fight to the death, after having both traveled a long path of embers, (they) finally find themselves face to face and above all each face to themselves”.
Direction
Rachedi's 48-year return to fiction filmmaking.
Cinematography
Algerian landscapes as silent witnesses.
Writing
Maarafia's novel adapted with unflinching precision.
Director
Ahmed Rachedi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Ahmed Rachedi waited nearly five decades after his 1970 debut to make this, his final fiction film at age 87.
The Algerian War remains so politically charged in France that this film circulates more in festivals than mainstream distribution.
No ratings yet
Sign in to join the discussion — comments are spoiler-gated to your watch progress.
Discussion starters
DZ
