Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, Algerian director, producer, and screenwriter

Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina

Algerian film director and screenwriter (1934–2025)

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 and became the first Arab and African film to win the award. He is one of the most…