The Price of Freedom

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Overview

In the midst of the Algerian liberation war, two characters, a meddah (traditional storyteller) and a guerrab (water distributor), having become aware of their subhuman condition in their own country, join the National Liberation Army (ALN) to fight against inhumane colonialism. They will climb the ranks to become political commissioners before falling on the field of honor, the first in a skirmish and the other in Barberousse prison (Serkadji) where he will be guillotined.

Cast: Abdelhamid Gouri, Hamid Mesbah, Nader Hocine, Souad Sebki, Abdelhak Benmarouf

Director: Youcef Bouchouchi

Genres: War, Drama

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Abdelhamid Gouri

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Hamid Mesbah

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Nader Hocine

Souad Sebki

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