Mohamed Ben Kassen

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Mohamed Ben Kassen

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Mohamed Ben Kassen

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L'Histoire Du Film
1h 14m
Movie 2018

L'Histoire Du Film "La Bataille D'Alger"

More than fifty years after the release of the film...

La Bataille d'Alger, l'empreinte
0h 52m
Movie 2018

La Bataille d'Alger, l'empreinte

Cheikh Djemaï looks back on the genesis of Gillo Pontecorvo’s...

Marxist Poetry: The Making of The Battle of Algiers
0h 52m
Movie 2004

Marxist Poetry: The Making of The Battle of Algiers

To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS,...

Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers
0h 17m
Movie 2004

Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers

This 17-minute documentary is featured on the 3-Disc Criterion Collection...

Biography

Mohamed Ben Kassen is an Algerian actor. He plays the role of Little Omar in the cult film "The Battle of Algiers" by Gillo Pontecorvo (1966) with Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saadi, Rouiched... The action of the film "The Battle of Algiers" takes place in 1957, in Algeria, the people, supported by the FLN, revolt against the French occupier. On both sides, extreme methods are used: torture on the part of the French army and terrorism of Algerians revolting against the power in place. The war will spare no one. In the Casbah district of Algiers, a former delinquent, Ali La Pointe, refuses to stop the fighting, even when the situation seems desperate. For his part, Colonel Mathieu tries as best he can to carry out his mission, even if it means resorting to drastic means...