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The Dark Path
The Dark Path
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THE DARK PATH

Le chemin noir

Directed by Abdallah Badis
France, 2010
Documentary

Synopsis

From quiet countrysides to disaster steel-making landscapes, an individual path tells about a collective story: algerian immigration in France.

Synopsis

From quiet countrysides to disaster steel-making landscapes, an individual path tells about a collective story: algerian immigration in France.

Our take

In The Dark Path, Algerian director Abdallah Badis traces individual stories that speak collectively for a much wider history. Set to an original jazz score by none other than Archie Shepp, this film continues to resonate with the ever-present ghosts of war, revolution, and immigration.