#1. The Battle of Algiers (1966)

Storyline: A film commissioned by the Algerian government that shows the Algerian revolution from both sides. The French foreign legion has left Vietnam in defeat and has something to prove. The Algerians are seeking independence. The two clash. The torture used by the French is contrasted with the Algerian's use of bombs in soda shops. A look at war as a nasty thing that harms and sullies everyone who participates in it.

Plot Keywords: leader, colonel, captain, terrorist, guerrilla fighter, bleak, shocking ...

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#2. Candlelight in Algeria (1944)

Storyline: An American sculptress in wartime Britain gets mixed up with a British agent and a Nazi spy who knows that a top-secret meeting of Allied military leaders will be taking place in Algeria--and that the British agent has a camera that has photographs of the meeting place.—frankfob2@yahoo.com

Plot Keywords: spy, nazi, general, woman, frenchman, disturbing, melodramatic ...

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#3. Deserter (2002)

Storyline: Rebuffed in love and uncertain of life, Simon is the story of a young Englishman's physical and spiritual journey during Algeria's battle for independence from France. Driven by romantic illusion to join the French Foreign Legion, Simon learns what it truly means to be a hero. A timeless, coming of age story set against the epic, sweeping landscape of North Africa.—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: englishman, algerian, british soldier, french officer, gory, brutal, intense ...

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