Between 1954-1962, one hundred to three hundred young French people refused to participate in the Algerian war. These rebels, soldiers or conscripts were non-violent or anti-colonialists. Some took refuge in Switzerland where Swiss citizens came to their aid, while in France they were condemned as traitors to the country. In 1962, a few months after Independence, Villi Hermann went to a region devastated by war near the Algerian-Moroccan border, to help rebuild a school. In 2016 he returned to Algeria and reunited with his former students. He also met French refractories, now living in France or Switzerland.
CHoosing at Twenty explores themes of pacifism, algeria, french colonialism. It is available to stream for free in HD on Ernax — no account required.
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 100 min
Director: Villi Hermann
Writers: Villi Hermann, Eve Martin
Cast: Freddy Buache, André Gazut, Diego Masson, Nils Andersson, Jacques Baynac, Anita Bernard, André Bernard, Claude Garino, Jean-Claude Girardin, Claude Glayman, Lillis Kielland, Pierre Leray
Country: Algeria, Switzerland
Language: Arabic, French
Themes: pacifism, algeria, french colonialism, algerian war (1954-62), anti-colonialism, conscientious objectors, djazair, antimilitarism
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