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Heliopolis
Heliopolis

Heliopolis

Story inspired by real facts

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DramaHistoryWar

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In the city of Guelma, which was once called Heliopolis in ancient times, the daily life of an Algerian family takes its usual course. But on May 8, 1945, the day the end of World War II was announced, demonstrations by the Algerian people against the French colonial power and for the country's independence took place, which were bloodily suppressed by the French army and French settler militias. The event went down in history as the Sétif and Guelma massacre.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Arabic

Runtime

116 mins

Rating

8.3/10

Release Date

20 May 2021

Country

Algeria

Cast

Aziz Boukrouni

Aziz Boukrouni

Mokdad

Mehdi Ramdani

Mehdi Ramdani

Mahfoud

Souhila Mallem

Souhila Mallem

Nedjma

Alexis Rangheard

Alexis Rangheard

Gervais

Mourad Oudjit

Mourad Oudjit

Bachir

Fodil Assoul

Fodil Assoul

Sedek

Jacques Serres

Jacques Serres

Marcel Lavie

Cesar Duminil

Cesar Duminil

Claude Roland

Laurent Gernigon

Laurent Gernigon

Bertrand Roland

Mustapha Laribi

Mustapha Laribi

Farhad Abass

Nacereddine Djoudi

Nacereddine Djoudi

Smail

Mohamed Frimehdi

Mohamed Frimehdi

Mabrouk

Serge Requet-Barville

Serge Requet-Barville

Commandant Ballard

Bilal Boussoualim

Bilal Boussoualim

Siridi

Wanis Hadj Mohamed

Wanis Hadj Mohamed

Hamouda

Vincent de Boüard

Vincent de Boüard

Achiary

Peggy Korum

Peggy Korum

Josiane Roland

Abdelhak Zorgane

Abdelhak Zorgane

Ahmed

Amine Haishem Mohamed

Amine Haishem Mohamed

Boumaaza

Karim Liazid

Karim Liazid

Jacques

Leila Tilmatine

Leila Tilmatine

Aisha

Zouhir Gacem

Zouhir Gacem

Al Abda

Abderrahmane Ikariouane

Abderrahmane Ikariouane

Bensoussan

Youcef Sayeh

Youcef Sayeh

Race Commentator

Rahmouna Abdallah Afrghoui

Rahmouna Abdallah Afrghoui

Fatma

Diboun Benamar

Diboun Benamar

Officer Kamel

Rachid Hadid

Rachid Hadid

Mayor

Jean-Christophe Rauzy

Jean-Christophe Rauzy

Prefect

Nazim Djebari Sadi

Nazim Djebari Sadi

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