Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina (1934)
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina was an Algerian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his 1975 film Chronicle of the Years of Fire, which won the Palme d’Or at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival…
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