

Breakdown
1982, Arabic. Directed by Mohamed Chouikh.
"Rupture is a look at a complex and little-known period in the recent history of Algeria, that of the thirties, a time when a political conscience was beginning to assert itself. I wanted to understand how and by what miracle, despite the small individual and collective revolts that had failed in the past, the unity of the Algerian people had been forged around the reconquest of independence. The main figures who worked, each in their own way, for this idea, are men who have always lived in the shadows and forgotten. And that's how I tried through this film to pay tribute to all those who gave up everything to dedicate themselves to a cause they considered just". Mohamed Chouikh
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- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Arabic
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- Released
- 2 January 1982
- Original title
- Rupture
- Country
- Algeria
- Written by
- Mohamed Chouikh
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Breakdown runs 105 minutes (1h 45m).
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Who directed Breakdown?
Breakdown (1982) was directed by Mohamed Chouikh and stars Abdelkrim Zellal, Mohamed Haimour, Charef Daouadji.