China Is Still Far
La Chine est encore loin
Watch China Is Still Far Online Free FlixHQ. On November 1, 1954, near Ghassira, a small village lost in the Aurès, a couple of French teachers and an Algerian boss were the first civilian victims of a seven-year war which would lead to the independence of Algeria. More than fifty years later, Malek Bensmaïl returns to this Chaoui village, which has become “the cradle of the Algerian revolution”, to film, throughout the seasons, its inhabitants, its school and its children.
- Genre: Documentary, Drama
- Country: Algeria, France
- Director: Malek Bensmaïl
- Cast:
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