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Zabana!

Zabana!

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Zabana!

2012

1h 47m

5.8(6 votes)

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War

Overview

The film chronicles the life of Ahmed Zabana, a man who fought for Algerian freedom in the Battle of Algiers. This film chronicles Zabana's fight to free his country to independence, and his death at the hands of French authorities.

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4 featured cast members

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Imad Benchenni

Ahmed Zabana

Khaled Benaissa

Khaled Benaissa

Ali Zamoum

Abel Jafri

Abel Jafri

Abdelkader Ferradj

Nicolas Pignon

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Directed by: Saïd Ould-Khelifa

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