CinemaOSMovie · 2021 · 1h 56m

Heliopolis

Story inspired by real facts

78%(4)IMDbDramaHistoryWar

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.

Directed byDjaffar Gacem

Play
Status
Released
Runtime
1h 56m
Language
AR
Released
May 20, 2021
Studios
Agence Algérienne pour le Rayonnement CulturelProd’Art Films

Watch the

Trailers & teasers

1 video
Official Trailer

Official Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
Djaffar Gacem
Djaffar Gacem
Written by
Djaffar Gacem
Djaffar Gacem

Keep watching

More like this

The Unknown Hero10.0

The Unknown Hero

2016 · Film

Elli Fat Mat9.0

Elli Fat Mat

1989 · Film

Wind from the South10.0

Wind from the South

1975 · Film

The Stranger6.8

The Stranger

2025 · Film

Peru - Sacrifices in the Kingdom of Chimor8.5

Peru - Sacrifices in the Kingdom of Chimor

2022 · Film

They Joined the Front10.0

They Joined the Front

2012 · Film

Muñiz, The Argentinian In The Algerian Revolution10.0

Muñiz, The Argentinian In The Algerian Revolution

2020 · Film

De Gaulle, le monarque et le Parlement8.5

De Gaulle, le monarque et le Parlement

2020 · Film

The Rooster’s Crow at Noon6.0

The Rooster’s Crow at Noon

1996 · Film

Liberation Diaries8.0

Liberation Diaries

2025 · Film

Dark Night, October 17, 19617.5

Dark Night, October 17, 1961

2005 · Film

An Unhealed Wound - The Harkis in the Algerian War10.0

An Unhealed Wound - The Harkis in the Algerian War

2010 · Film

July Dust10.0

July Dust

1967 · Film

The Stranger6.8

The Stranger

1967 · Film

To Be Twenty in the Aures7.6

To Be Twenty in the Aures

1972 · Film

Balibo6.5

Balibo

2009 · Film

Kahla wa Bayda10.0

Kahla wa Bayda

1980 · Film

La Tragédie du Roi Christophe10.0

La Tragédie du Roi Christophe

1965 · Film

Brothers in Arms10.0

Brothers in Arms

1992 · Film

Wild Reeds7.0

Wild Reeds

1994 · Film

Picked for you

Recommended movies

Lion of the Desert7.3

Lion of the Desert

1981 · Film

The Last Rifleman6.6

The Last Rifleman

2023 · Film

Tobruk6.4

Tobruk

1967 · Film

The Scarlet and the Black7.1

The Scarlet and the Black

1983 · Film

Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog6.8

Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog

2020 · Film

Hotel Rwanda7.7

Hotel Rwanda

2004 · Film

The One That Got Away6.8

The One That Got Away

1957 · Film

God on Trial6.8

God on Trial

2008 · Film

Eichmann6.0

Eichmann

2007 · Film

Palestine 367.6

Palestine 36

2025 · Film

Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin6.7

Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin

2024 · Film

A United Kingdom6.6

A United Kingdom

2016 · Film

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee6.5

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

2007 · Film

Zulu Dawn6.1

Zulu Dawn

1979 · Film

Rosewood6.5

Rosewood

1997 · Film

Six Minutes to Midnight6.2

Six Minutes to Midnight

2020 · Film

A Call to Spy6.8

A Call to Spy

2020 · Film

The Battle of the River Plate6.4

The Battle of the River Plate

1956 · Film

The Guns of Navarone7.3

The Guns of Navarone

1961 · Film

Waiting for Anya6.3

Waiting for Anya

2020 · Film