The largest country in the Arab world and a producer of hydrocarbons, Algeria has everything it needs to weigh on the international scene. But Africa's second military power seems undermined by its internal problems. While the Bouteflika regime has fallen and the popular “hirak” movement has shown that the people are ready to enter a more democratic era, the country appears as a colossus with feet of clay, which has failed enhance their independence. How did this isolation come about? From the “dark decade” of terrorism to the fall of Bouteflika, via 9/11 or the Arab revolutions, this documentary sheds light on Algerian foreign policy in recent decades, while deciphering the strategy of Western powers towards it.
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Stars: Slimane Dazi
Crew: Malek Bensmaïl (Director), Basile Belkhiri (Editor), Gérald Collas (Producer), Nedjma Berder (Cinematography), Matthieu Bretaud (Editor), Malek Bensmaïl (Writer)
Country: France
Language: Français
Studio: ARTE, TV5 Monde, PROCIREP, Al Jazeera Documentary Channel, Angoa-Agicoa, INA
Runtime: 53 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 01, 2001
IMDb: 10