Black Sweat

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Black Sweat (1971)

Directed by Sid Ali Mazif

Drama

During French colonization, a young Algerian boy is expelled from the French high school where he is able to study thanks to his father's position in the village. For his father, whose dream is to see his son climb the social ladder, this is a disaster, and the young man decides to go to work in the mines. A general strike that is severely repressed makes him aware of the class struggle, and he joins the resistance against discrimination and colonial oppression.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Sid Ali Mazif
Writer
Sid Ali Mazif, Hamid Abdallah
Producer
Ahmed Rachedi

Details

Original title
Sueur Noire
Release date
1971-01-02
Genres
Drama
Original language
AR
Spoken languages
Arabic, French
Countries
Algeria
Production
Radiodiffusion Télévision Algérienne (RTA), Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC)