Argélia/França 1996

Reviewing the major events of Algerian history in this century, Territoire(s) explores questions of political, religious, and social belonging. By mixing and confronting archival, contemporary and fictional image, the document presents a personal point of view about violence in integrism, terrorism, and post-modern technology. The three sections are entitled: Algeria and archaic violence, the West and the violence of hypermodernity and Media violence. Proverbs and sayings are an integral part of thi com plex and intense look at a society in crisis. Territoire(s) is a creative documentary dealing with the idea of territoriality...