Black Sweat
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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Sid Ali Mazif Director · Hamid Abdallah Writer
First release January 1, 1971 · Produced in Algeria · Languages Arabic, French
Production
Radiodiffusion Télévision Algérienne (RTA)
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Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC)
Production
Algeria
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Original title
Sueur Noire
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic · French
Release dates
France · January 1, 1971
Algeria · January 2, 1971
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