The Night Is Afraid of the Sun
1965, Arabic. Directed by Mustapha Badie.
Historical film in four scenes which retrace the returns, the progress and the outcome of the war of liberation in Algeria. The first painting, “The land was thirsty” describes aspects of injustice and colonial oppression. The second “The Paths to the Prison” recounts the sufferings of the people engaged in combat. The last two are the stories of two lives.
- Runtime
- 3h 15m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
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- Released
- 2 January 1965
- Original title
- La Nuit a Peur du Soleil
- Country
- Algeria
- Written by
- Mustapha Badie
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The Night Is Afraid of the Sun runs 195 minutes (3h 15m).
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The Night Is Afraid of the Sun isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 January 1965. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Night Is Afraid of the Sun?
The Night Is Afraid of the Sun (1965) was directed by Mustapha Badie and stars Sid Ahmed Agoumi, Mustapha Kateb, Abdelhalim Rais.