Heliopolis
7.8
“Story inspired by real facts”
In the city of Guelma, which was once called Heliopolis in ancient times, the daily life of an Algerian family takes its usual course. But on May 8, 1945, the day the end of World War II was announced, demonstrations by the Algerian people against the French colonial power and for the country's independence took place, which were bloodily suppressed by the French army and French settler militias. The event went down in history as the Sétif and Guelma massacre.
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Cast
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Aziz Boukrouni
Mokdad
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Mehdi Ramdani
Mahfoud
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Jacques Serres
Marcel Lavie
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Cesar Duminil
Claude Roland
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Laurent Gernigon
Bertrand Roland
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Mustapha Laribi
Farhad Abass
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Wlad Lahlal
Nacereddine Djoudi
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Djaffar Gacem Director
First release November 5, 2020 · Produced in Algeria · Languages Arabic, French
Production
Agence Algérienne pour le Rayonnement Culturel
Production
Prod’Art Films
Production
Algeria
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Languages
Original title
هيليوبوليس
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic · French
Release dates
Algeria · November 5, 2020
Premiere · Opera of Algiers
Algeria · May 20, 2021
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
South Korea
May 21, 2023 · Premiere · Africa Film Festival
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