
AL HAKIM: Benzerdjeb Benaouda
"The First Physician Martyr of the Algerian Revolution."
Synopsis
An investigative documentary tracing the life of Dr. Benaouda Benzerdjeb from his studies in Europe to his revolutionary medical work in Algeria, while challenging the colonial narrative surrounding his arrest and martyrdom.
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