How Much I Love You

Name: How Much I Love You
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1985-05-05
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 10.0
Cast: Abdelkader Alloula

10.0(1 votes)

1985

1h 45m

Documentary

algeriaalgerian war (1954-62)anti-colonialismmaghrebdjazairindependance warmilitary propangandafrench propagandacolonialism propaganda

Overview

Beginning with a promotional reel encouraging farming investments in Algeria and ending with the secret 1950s nuclear tests that France conducted using Algerian prisoners, How Much I Love You appropriates archival footage produced by the French colonial powers in Algeria. Meddour’s approach is disarmingly simple and yet awe-inspiring—his caustic undoing of colonial discourse is underscored by a liberating release of humor.