03 Oct 2007
Intimate Enemies
A drama following a French platoon during Algeria's war of independence.
Krim Belkacem
This film retraces the combat journey of Krim Belkacem, one of the leading figures of the Algerian War. When he left the Dellys barracks in October 1945, the day after the Second World War, Krim Belkacem was 23 years old. He is a man revolted by the May massacres in Sétif, Guelma, Kherrata and several other localities in the ravaged country. But it is also and above all a young Algerian who questions the future of Algeria. On March 21, 1947, Krim at the age of 25, he dug up his "Sten" submachine gun, he took action against the boss of his douar who was none other than his cousin. He goes into hiding with six companions. He meshes this entire part of Algeria with a dense and dense network with the sole objective of taking action which will lead to the outbreak of the armed struggle on November 1, 1954.
Top Billed Cast
Sami Allem Krim Belkacem
Ahmed Benaissa 
Mustafa Laribi Abane Ramdane
Ahmed Rezzak Amar Ouamrane
Bahia Rachedi Krim Belkacem's Mother
Imen Noel Tassadit
Dahmane Aidrous 
Salem Ait Ali Belkacem 
Hamid Amirouche 
Kamel Rouini Hamza Iguer Hakim Aoudjit Chawki Bouzid Menad Embarek Ali Djebara Slimane Ben Ouari Mabrouk Farroudji Hamid Mesbah Rezika Ferhane Fatima
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