Documentary · Algeria · 1985 · 1h 45m

How Much I Love You

Combien Je Vous Aime

Director

Azzeddine Meddour

Cast

Abdelkader Alloula as Narrator

Crew

Nacer Sahraoui — Editor Abdelkader Alloula — Writer Azzeddine Meddour — Producer

Synopsis

Beginning with a promotional reel encouraging farming investments in Algeria and ending with the secret 1950s nuclear tests that France conducted using Algerian prisoners, How Much I Love You appropriates archival footage produced by the French colonial powers in Algeria. Meddour’s approach is disarmingly simple and yet awe-inspiring—his caustic undoing of colonial discourse is underscored by a liberating release of humor.

Mood & Themes

algeria algerian war (1954-62)anti-colonialism maghreb djazair independance war military propanganda french propaganda colonialism propaganda

Key Collaborators

Azzeddine Meddour Director Nacer Sahraoui Editor Abdelkader Alloula Writer Azzeddine Meddour Producer

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