L'Enfer à dix ans
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| L'Enfer à dix ans | |
| Directed by | Youcef Akika Ghaouti Bendedouche Abderrahmane Bouguermouh Amar Laskri Sid Ali Mazif |
| Written by | Collective (ONCIC) team, with individual contributions by episode |
| Produced by | National Office for Cinema and the Cinematographic Industry (ONCIC) |
| Starring | Non-professional actors (depending on episode) |
Release date | |
Running time | 77 minutes[1][3] |
| Country | Algeria |
| Language | French |
Hell Is Ten Years Old (L’Enfer à dix ans) is a 1968 collective Algerian film, produced by the ONCIC. The film is composed of five short films directed by five Algerian filmmakers, addressing themes related to the war, memory, and the post-independence context.[1][4]
Synopsis
Each episode explores a different aspect of the War of Independence or its social consequences.[2] :
- La Grive — Abderrahmane Bouguermouh: a schoolboy from Kabylia must deliver a secret message hidden inside a thrush.[1]
- La Rencontre — Sid Ali Mazif[2]
- La Mer — Ghaouti Bendedouche[3]
- Hier Des Témoins — Amar Laskri
- Quand Janette — Youcef Akika[4]
Technical details
- Country of origin: Algeria[1][3]
- Producer: ONCIC[4]
- Directors: Youcef Akika; Ghaouti Bendedouche; Abderrahmane Bouguermouh; Amar Laskri; Sid Ali Mazif[2]
- Runtime: about 77 minutes[3]
- Release date: 1968[2]
- Genre: Drama / War / Anthology film[4]
Context and preservation
According to Africultures, the film’s original negative was accidentally destroyed, and no complete copy of the film is currently available.[1] The Algerian Cinematheque preserves a copy of Bouguermouh’s episode La Grive.[4]
Episodes
| Title | Director | Approximate duration |
|---|---|---|
| La Grive | Abderrahmane Bouguermouh | 36 minutes[1] |
| La Rencontre | Sid Ali Mazif | 20 minutes[2] |
| La Mer | Ghaouti Bendedouche | duration not specified[3] |
| Hier Des Témoins | Amar Laskri | 24 minutes |
| Quand Janette | Youcef Akika | 16 minutes[4] |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "L'Enfer à Dix Ans — film page". Africultures. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f "L'Enfer à dix ans — film entry". Africiné. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "L'Enfer à dix ans (1968) — IMDb entry". IMDb. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f "L'Enfer à dix ans — Maghreb des Films". Maghreb des Films. Retrieved 24 September 2025.