SPECIAL EVENTS
BATTLE OF ALGIERS
PRESENTED BY MICHAEL WHEELER
When: February 25th at 7:00pm
Our very own Michael Wheeler will be providing an introduction to the film before showtime and after will be leading a discussion about the film and contextualize its legacy.
Paratrooper commander Colonel Mathieu (Jean Martin), a former French Resistance fighter during World War II, is sent to 1950s Algeria to reinforce efforts to squelch the uprisings of the Algerian War. There he faces Ali la Pointe (Brahim Haggiag), a former petty criminal who, as the leader of the Algerian Front de Libération Nationale, directs terror strategies against the colonial French government occupation. As each side resorts to ever-increasing brutality, no violent act is too unthinkable.
RUNNING TIME: 121
RATING: NR