BATTLE OF ALGIERS

Movie Description:
This movie vividly recreates a key year in the tumultuous Algerian strugglefor independence from the occupying French in the 1950`s. As violenceescalates on both sides, children shoot soldiers at point-blankrange, women plant bombs in cafes, and French soldiers resort to torture to break thewill of the insurgents. Shot in the streets of Algiers in documentary style,the film is a case study in modern warfare, with its terrorists attacks andthe brutal techniques used to combat them.