On November 1, 1954, the National Liberation Front of Algeria announced the war for the country's independence. France, colonizer since 1830, hastened to reinforce its military contingent in the four corners of the country and to prevent the advance of the rebels. A little Chaoui, born in a mountainous region of the country, sees his placid childhood collapse in the middle of a crossfire that he does not understand.

The story, inspired by real testimonies, is constructed with images from the archives of the French army. From this apparently dissociated dialogue between image and word arises a sensitive homage to the memory that rests in the archives and to the ignored voice of its protagonists.


Selections and prices

8th War On Screen International Film Festival Châlons en Champagne October 2020 Special meeting, Living Archive France
8 Panorama of Colombian cinema Paris October 2020 Parisian premiere Selection Out of Competition France
22 Muestra Internacional Documental de Bogotá Bogotá October, 2020. Official selection
14 Festival Internacional de Cine Documental Miradasdoc Guía de Isora – Tenerife. February, 2021 Official selection of the best cortometer
13 Corto de Popayán Cinema Festival. Panorama of the Muestra


Biofilmography of the Director

Born in Popayán (Colombia) in 1993, Maria Alejandra Zuniga D. studies social communication at the University of Cauca. At the same time, concerned by the difficult reality of her country, she actively participated in social and popular movements, both locally and nationally, producing an important body of audiovisual political work. Passionate about cinema, in 2017, she came to France and a year later, she obtained a Master's degree in cinema history at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. In 2020 she released the short film Montagne Égarée.