The Sun Assassinated

The Sun Assassinated

85 mins | Aug. 18, 2004

The poet Jean Sénac is also a radio presenter. A Pied-noir, he opted to stay in Algeria after the country achieved independence in 1962. Ten years later he is monitored by the police of the present regime. His poems have a large public following and his radio show is a great success, especially with the young. The poet allies himself with two students, aspiring playwrights Hamid and Belkacem, to fight for the freedom and culture of Algerian youth.

The Sun Assassinated

85 mins | Aug. 18, 2004

The Sun Assassinated
The poet Jean Sénac is also a radio presenter. A Pied-noir, he opted to stay in Algeria after the country achieved independence in 1962. Ten years later he is monitored by the police of the present regime. His poems have a large public following and his radio show is a great success, especially with the young. The poet allies himself with two students, aspiring playwrights Hamid and Belkacem, to fight for the freedom and culture of Algerian youth.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers
Original title Le Soleil assassiné
Directors Abdelkrim Bahloul
Writers Jean-Pierre Péroncel-Hugoz, Charlotte Guigue, Abdelkrim Bahloul

Cast

Charles Berling

as Jean Sénac

Mehdi Dehbi

as Hamid

Alexis Loret

as Belkacem

Abbes Zahmani

as Othmane

Julia Maraval

as Keltoum

Clotilde de Bayser

as Nathalie

Ouassini Embarek

as Belkacem

Lotfi Abdelli

as Zine