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Ali Ammar ( Arabic: علي عمار ; 14 May 1930 – 8 October 1957), better known by his nickname Ali la Pointe, was an Algerian revolutionary fighter and guerrilla leader of the National Liberation Front who fought for Algerian independence against the French colonial regime, during the Battle of Algiers . Ali lived a life of petty crime ...
The Battle of Algiers opens in 1957 in the capital city of French Algeria. After being tortured, one of Ali la Pointe's (Brahim Haggiag) compatriots reveals Ali's hideout to the French Army. The Army raids Ali's home and tells him that he is surrounded and the "organization" is finished. The film then flashes back to 1954.
The Battle of Algiers [a] (also called the great repression of Algiers) [b] [5] was a campaign fought during the Algerian War.It consisted of urban guerrilla warfare and terrorist attacks carried out by the National Liberation Front (FLN) against the French authorities in Algiers, and by the French authorities, army, and French terrorist organizations against the FLN. [6]
In 1966, he made the acting debut with the character of 'Ali La Pointe' in the film The Battle of Algiers directed by Gillo Pontecorvo. [3] The film became a blockbuster in that year and Haggiag was selected for the film L'opium et le baton, Les hors-la-loi and Chronicle of the Years of Fire.
After the Algerian War, Yacef helped produce Italian filmmaker Gillo Pontecorvo's film The Battle of Algiers (1966), based on Souvenirs de la Bataille d'Alger. Yacef played a character modeled on his own experiences (named as Djafar) in the battle. [2] [7] [8] Yacef died on 10 September 2021, aged 93, [9] [10] [1] in Algiers. His daughter ...
Henri Alleg, denounced it in La Question, which along with La Gangrène, by Bachir Boumaza, and Italian Communist Gillo Pontecorvo's 1966 film The Battle of Algiers were censored in France. Torture was also evoked during the trial of ALN activist Djamila Boupacha, defended by lawyer Gisèle Halimi.
Little Omar was the liaison officer between the fighters and the leaders of the FLN (National Liberation Front) during the “ Battle of Algiers ”. [3] The mission of a liaison officer is to send messages to members of the FLN, to spy on the French soldiers, to signal their presence, etc. He was handed this mission which had great importance. [4]
In the 1957 Battle of Algiers, she and three companions including Ali Ammar (aka Ali La Pointe) were killed when French forces bombed their hideout in the Casbah. Benbouali was depicted in the movie The Battle of Algiers by actress Fusia El Kader. One of the largest avenues in Algiers and the university of Chlef were named after her.