Algerian cinema and its accompaniment of the war of national liberation...The film "The Battle of Algiers" as a model

The birth of Algerian cinema is linked to armed struggle, an essential aspect of the war of national liberation. This struggle, adopted by the Algerian people as a method against colonialism, was neither optional nor random. It was scientifically planned to meet the challenges that the Algerian people faced in embracing the war of liberation. Cinema played a crucial role in exposing French colonial oppression. Thanks to their commitment, Algerians have obtained their legitimate right to independence and freedom. Algerian film production began at the same time as the popular revolution against the French occupation between 1954 and 1962. This period played a crucial role in the desire to show the lived reality and to record historical events, especially those related to the Algerian revolution. From the beginning, the revolution used all available audiovisual means to document the struggle of the Algerian people in films reflecting the daily reality of the revolution. Thus, a cinematographic art distinctly linked to struggle emerged, aimed at keeping pace with national history and becoming part of the collective memory. First, the history of cinematographic creation in Algeria is closely linked to the contemporary history of the country, the war of liberation remains the most significant event of the last century both historically and symbolically. And then, understanding the artistic dynamics in Algeria in the post-62 era necessarily involves the first source of inspiration.