The Murdered Sun
Synopsis
Jean Senac, a French settler in North Africa, poet and creator of radio programs, decided to stay in Algeria after the declaration of independence in 1962. Ten years later he is now under police surveillance. His poetry recitals throughout the country have met with firm support and his program “Poetry From All Sides” has been a great success with younger listeners.
To their great dismay, two young students, Hamid and Belkacem, learn that the piece they’ve written and presented at the first National Festival of Algerian Theater has been rejected under the pretext that they performed it in French. Their disappointment is eased when they meet Senac backstage and he congratulates them on their fine work.
Hamid and Belkacem become close friends with the poet and join him in his fight for freedom and the culture of Algerian youth.
Senac, who is murdered one night in August 1973 in the cellar that was his home, becomes a martyr for the cause.
Hamid is accused of the murder.
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Actors (12)
Production and distribution (5)
- Executive Producer : MACT Productions
- Co-production : France 3 Cinéma
- Foreign production companies : RTBF - Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française, ENTV - Entreprise Nationale Télévisuelle, Les Films du Fleuve, Le Canal CMS
- Film exports/foreign sales : Wide
- French distribution : Pierre Grise Distribution
Full credits (14)
- Executive Producer : Martine De Clermont-Tonnerre
- Screenwriter : Abdelkrim Bahloul
- Director of Photography : Charlie Van Damme
- Music Composers : Jean-Marie Sénia, Souad Massi
- Editors : Jacques Witta, Pierre Didier
- Sound Recordist : Faouzi Thabet
- Costume designer : Ève-Marie Arnault
- Associate Producer : Bachir Derrais
- Production manager : Edith Colnel
- Press Attachés (film) : André-Paul Ricci, Tony Arnoux
- Sound Editor : Mourad Louanchi
- Continuity supervisor : Saïda Ben Mahmoud
- Production Designers : Bruno Beaugé, Taoufik Behi
- Sound Mixer : Benoît Biral
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- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : History, Murder
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : France, Belgium
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Belgium)
- Production year : 2004
- French release : 18/08/2004
- Runtime : 1 h 25 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 92.996
- Visa issue date : 30/09/2003
- Approval : Yes
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
- Audio format : Dolby SRD
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About
This film received the Golden Zenith for Best African Film at the 2003 Montreal World Film Festival, and the Sebastian Award at the 2003 San Sebastian International Film Festival.
