Independence
The Algerian victory in the referendum exasperates part of the army and the Algerian French. The most radical supporters of French Algeria found the OAS (Organization of the Secret Army), which commits attacks and grows stronger after the failure of the coup d'état of April 1961. The Algerian population remains mobilized; but De Gaulle refuses to cede the Sahara, rich in gas and oil and recent scene of the first French nuclear tests. In Paris, the peaceful march of October 17 becomes a massacre. Following negotiations between France and the GPRA, which conclude with the Evian agreements, a cease-fire comes into effect on March 19, 1962. The Algerian French, the soldiers and the harkis leave the country in haste.
Directing
Rafael Lewandowski · Director
Writing
Rafael Lewandowski · Writer
Raphaëlle Branche · Writer
Guest Stars (10)
Charles de Gaulle as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Ferhat Abbas as Self - FLN Leader (archive footage)
Raoul Salan as Self - French Military Officer (archive footage)
Michel Debré as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Pierre Lagaillarde as Self - OAS Leader (archive footage)
Jean-Jacques Susini as Self - OAS Leader (archive footage)
Maurice Challe as Self - French Military Officer (archive footage)
Houari Boumédiène as Self - ALN Leader (archive footage)
Benyoucef Benkhedda as Self - FLN Leader (archive footage)
Abderrahmane Farès as Self - FLN Leader (archive footage)