The Battle of Algiers (1966) Parents Guide & Movie Info
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The Battle of Algiers - Family Review

Tracing the struggle of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale to gain freedom from French colonial rule as seen through the eyes of Ali from his start as a petty thief to his rise to prominence in the organisation and capture by the French in 1957. The film traces the rebels' struggle and the increasingly extreme measures taken by the French government to quell the revolt.

1966 | 121 Minutes

No MPAA rating
IMDB: 8.1 ⭐️ Votes: 60,854

Content Warnings

  • Sexual Content
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    In an announcement on a loudspeaker, it is mentioned that prostitution has been banned.

  • Violence
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    A large group of children harass a homeless alcoholic, eventually pushing and dragging him down a flight of stone stairs.

    In one scene, a man stabs an officer in the neck with a knife-we see some blood on the officer's neck as he lies on the ground dead.

    There is a montage of French soldiers torturing Algerian prisioners.

    Bombs are shown going off and killing people.

    At various times there is shooting (some of them French policemen), occasionally blood is shown.

  • Profanity
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    The word "Bitch", "Hell", "Damn" and "God" are used, as well as other minor profanities.

  • Intense Scenes
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    The film overall is very intense-especially the scenes of violence.

    The film is directed in a way that it looks like a documentary, so the violence in the film is very realistic and therefore quite disturbing.

    A crowd at a bombed racetrack attacks a child, trying to lynch him while French security guards rescue him and try to calm the crowd.

    Young children may be disturbed by the theme of terrorists.

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