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Black Sweat (1971)

  • Drama

During French colonization, a young Algerian boy is expelled from the French high school where he is able to study thanks to his father's position in the village. For his father, whose dream is to see his son climb the social ladder, this is a disaster, and the young man decides to go to work in the mines. A general strike that is severely repressed makes him aware of the class struggle, and he joins the resistance against discrimination and colonial oppression.

Rating
10 / 10 (1 votes)
Release date
January 2, 1971
Language
Arabic
Director
Sid Ali Mazif
Status
Released
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  • Hosni Kitouni
  • Ziani Boucherit

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