Made just three years after the end of the French-Algerian War (1954-1962),Gillo Pontecorvo's The Battle Of Algiers instantly ignited discussions of this complex historical period. Using the film as a point of reference, this 2004 documentary attempts to reconstruct the Algerian experience of the battle for independence.

• Mohammed Harbi
• Yacef Saâdi
• Benjamin Stora
• Zohra Drif-Bitat
• Henri Alleg
• Alistair Horne
• Jacques Massu
• Hugh Roberts