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  • The Zerda and the Songs of Forgetting (1983)
  • 57 min
The Zerda and the Songs of Forgetting (1983)
57 min
his film essay pieces together various photographs and footage of the Zerda ceremony from colonial archives, with anonymous poetic voice-overs recounting the lived experiences of indigenous Algerians.
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Director
Assia Djebar (as Assia Djebbar)
Writers
Malek Alloula | Assia Djebar (as Assia Djebbar)
Cinematographer
Rachid Merabtine (cinematography)
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Updated Feb 27, 1983
Release date
Feb 27, 1983 (West Germany)
Awards
1 win

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