Jean Sénac, The Blacksmith of the Sun

2003

58 min

10.0

Ends at

By ending the life of Jean Senac on August 30, 1973 in Algiers, his assassins believed they would silence him forever. They were wrong since his voice is a little louder every day. Witnesses to these craze: the publication of the complete works of this great poet, the countless conferences and radio broadcasts devoted to him and finally the production of films such as "Jean Sénac, the blacksmith of the sun". The moving and overwhelming testimonies of those who knew him, the unpublished film archives, the generous voice of the poet on the radio, the discovery of his travels in the territories of poetry and politics make this film a precious document on the life of Jean Senac.

Budget

$0

Genre

Documentary

Director

Ali Akika

Country

France

Cast & Crew

Jean Sénac

Rachid Boudjedra

Malek Alloula

Rabah Belamri

Djamel Amrani

Hamid Nacer-Khodja

Nourredine Saadi

Jean Abeillé

Kosa Bokšan

Robert Llorens

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Jean Sénac, The Blacksmith of the Sun

By ending the life of Jean Senac on August 30, 1973 in Algiers, his assassins believed they would silence him forever. They were wrong since his voice is a little louder every day. Witnesses to these craze: the publication of the complete works of this great poet, the countless conferences and radio broadcasts devoted to him and finally the production of films such as "Jean Sénac, the blacksmith of the sun". The moving and overwhelming testimonies of those who knew him, the unpublished film archives, the generous voice of the poet on the radio, the discovery of his travels in the territories of poetry and politics make this film a precious document on the life of Jean Senac.

  • Jean Sénac

  • Rachid Boudjedra

  • Malek Alloula

  • Rabah Belamri

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