The Assassinated Sun
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| Directed by | Abdelkrim Bahloul |
| Screenplay by | Abdelkrim Bahloul Charlotte Guigue Jean-Pierre Péroncel-Hugoz |
| Produced by | Martine de Clermont-Tonnerre Dardenne brothers |
| Starring | Charles Berling Mehdi Dehbi |
| Cinematography | Charles Van Damme |
| Edited by | Jacques Witta Pierre Didier |
| Music by | Jean-Marie Sénia |
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| Language | French |
The Assassinated Sun (French: Le Soleil assassiné) is a 2003 drama film co-written and directed by Abdelkrim Bahloul. A biographical portrait of the Algerian poet Jean Sénac,[1][2] it premiered at the 60th edition of the Venice Film Festival, in the Upstream sidebar.[3][4] It won the Sebastiane Award at the 51st San Sebastián International Film Festival.[5][6]
Plot
Cast
- Charles Berling as Jean Sénac
- Mehdi Dehbi as Hamid
- Alexis Loret as Belkacem
- Abbes Zahmani as Othmane
- Julia Maraval as Keltoum
- Clotilde de Bayser as Nathalie
- Lotfi Abdelli as Zine
- Ouassini Embarek as Belkacem
- Hichem Rostom as Bramsi
- Fethi Haddaoui as the interrogated man
References
- ↑ Stratton, David (1 September 2003). "The Assassinated Sun". Variety. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
- ↑ Schmitt, Olivier (29 November 2002). "Algérie et France au miroir des vers de Jean Sénac". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 7 June 2026.
- ↑ Fusco, Maria Pia (1 August 2003). "I magnifici 15 del Lido". La Repubblica. p. 38.
- ↑ "Le Festival de Venise accueille le cinéma français". Unifrance. 1 September 2003. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
- ↑ "Premios 51 edición. 2003" (in Spanish). Festival de San Sebastián. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
- ↑ "Proyección especial 25 aniversario Premio Sebastiane". Mundoplus.tv (in Spanish). 3 September 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2026.