On The Trail Of Emir Abd El-Kader

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On The Trail Of Emir Abd El-Kader (2004)

Directed by Mohammed Latrèche

Documentary · 52m

Abdelkader ibn Muhieddine (Arabic: عبد القادر بن محي الدين (ʿAbd al-Qādir ibn Muḥyiddīn), also known as Emir Abdelkader, or Abdelkader El Djezairi (Abdelkader the Algerian), born September 6, 1808 in El Guettana, in the regency of Algiers, and died on May 26, 1883 in Damascus, then in the Ottoman Empire and in present-day Syria, is an Algerian emir, religious and military leader. Barely 20 years old, he federates the tribes and led a struggle against the conquest of Algeria by France in the middle of the 19th century.After his surrender, he was held captive in France before going into exile in Syria where he devoted himself to poetry and established great relations friendship with Paris, which showered him with honors after having intervened in favor of the persecuted Christians in Syria, he intervened by force to protect the Christian families who came to take refuge in large numbers in the Algerian district. of certain death.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Mohammed Latrèche
Writer
Mohamed Kacimi, Mohammed Latrèche
Editor
Anne-Marie Leduc

Details

Original title
À La Recherche De L'Émir Abd El-Kader
Release date
2004-01-01
Runtime
52m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
Arabic, French
Countries
Algeria, France
Production
Les Films d'Ici, Potlatch Production, Beur TV, CNC