One Hero, The People

In honour of the 60th birthday of the 1960 insurrection in Algeria

One Hero, The People — Plot

One Hero, The People (Un Seul Héros, le Peuple) tells the story of a victorious popular uprising. In 1960, facing militarized repression, Algeria’s working-class populations—with women and children sometimes on the front lines—surged forth from shantytowns and segregated neighborhoods. They thwarted the counter-insurgency and upended the colonial order. It is also the story of oppressed bodies liberating themselves through dance.

• Release date
• December 11, 2020
• Runtime
• 81 min
• Genres
• Documentary, History, War
• Director
• Mathieu Rigouste

One Hero, The People — Cast

Lounis Aït Aoudia Self

F

Fadila Amrane Self

S

Sofiane Baroudi Self

H

Hocine Belkacemi Self

M

Mustapha Saadi Self

D

Daho Djerbal Self

C

Charif Chafik Self

S

Saddek Benkadda Self