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Heliopolis

"Story inspired by real facts"

In the city of Guelma, which was once called Heliopolis in ancient times, the daily life of an Algerian family takes its usual course. But on May 8, 1945, the day the end of World War II was announced, demonstrations by the Algerian people against the French colonial power and for the country's independence took place, which were bloodily suppressed by the French army and French settler militias. The event went down in history as the Sétif and Guelma massacre.

Top Cast

  • Aziz Boukrouni

    Aziz Boukrouni

    Mokdad

  • Mehdi Ramdani

    Mehdi Ramdani

    Mahfoud

  • Souhila Mallem

    Souhila Mallem

    Nedjma

  • Alexis Rangheard

    Alexis Rangheard

    Gervais

  • Mourad Oudjit

    Mourad Oudjit

    Bachir

  • Fodil Assoul

    Fodil Assoul

    Sedek

  • Jacques Serres

    Jacques Serres

    Marcel Lavie

  • Cesar Duminil

    Cesar Duminil

    Claude Roland

  • Laurent Gernigon

    Laurent Gernigon

    Bertrand Roland

Overview

In the city of Guelma, which was once called Heliopolis in ancient times, the daily life of an Algerian family takes its usual course. But on May 8, 1945, the day the end of World War II was announced, demonstrations by the Algerian people against the French colonial power and for the country's independence took place, which were bloodily suppressed by the French army and French settler militias. The event went down in history as the Sétif and Guelma massacre.

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