Brahim Haggiag
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Brahim Haggiag | |
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 Screenshot of "The Battle of Algiers". On the right Brahim Haggiag playing Ali La Pointe | |
| Born | Brahim Haggiag 1934 |
| Died | 1997 (aged 62–63) Algiers, Algeria |
| Nationality | Algerian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1966–1986 |
Brahim Haggiag (1934–1997), was an Algerian actor.[1] He is most notable for the roles in the films The Battle of Algiers, Patrouille à l'Est and L'opium et le baton.[2]
Career
In 1966, he made the acting debut with the character of 'Ali La Pointe' in the film The Battle of Algiers directed by Gillo Pontecorvo.[3] The film became a blockbuster in that year and Haggiag was selected for the film L'opium et le baton, Les hors-la-loi and Chronicle of the Years of Fire.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Genre | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | The Battle of Algiers | Ali La Pointe | Film | [4] |
| 1967 | The Stranger | Arab | Film | |
| 1969 | L'opium et le baton | Omar | Film | |
| 1969 | Les hors-la-loi | Charretier | Film | |
| 1971 | Patrouille à l'Est | Film | ||
| 1975 | Chronicle of the Years of Fire | Film | ||
| 1985 | Buamama | Film |
References
- ^ "Brahim Haggiag".
- ^ "Brahim Haggiag". British Film Institute. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Brahim Haggiag films". tvguide. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ Shapiro, Michael J. (1 August 2008). "Slow Looking: The Ethics and Politics of Aesthetics: Jill Bennett, Empathic Vision: Affect, Trauma, and Contemporary Art (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2005); Mark Reinhardt, Holly Edwards, and Erina Duganne, Beautiful Suffering: Photography and the Traffic in Pain (Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2007); Gillo Pontecorvo, director, The Battle of Algiers (Criterion: Special Three-Disc Edition, 2004)". Millennium: Journal of International Studies. 37: 181–197. doi:10.1177/0305829808093770.