Brahim Haggiag

Brahim Haggiag (1934–1997), was an Algerian actor.[1] He is most notable for the roles in the films The Battle of Algiers, Patrouille à l'Est and L'opium et le baton.[2]

Brahim Haggiag
Screenshot of "The Battle of Algiers". On the right Brahim Haggiag playing Ali La Pointe
Born
Brahim Haggiag

1934
Médéa, French Algeria
Died1997 (aged 62–63)
Algiers, Algeria
NationalityAlgerian
OccupationActor
Years active1966–1986

Career

In 1966, he made the acting debut with the character of 'Ali La Pointe' in the film The Battle of Algiers directed by Gillo Pontecorvo.[3] The film became a blockbuster in that year and Haggiag was selected for the film L'opium et le baton, Les hors-la-loi and Chronicle of the Years of Fire.

Filmography
YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
1966The Battle of AlgiersAli La PointeFilm[4]
1967The StrangerArabFilm
1969L'opium et le batonOmarFilm
1969Les hors-la-loiCharretierFilm
1971Patrouille à l'EstFilm
1975Chronicle of the Years of FireFilm
1985BuamamaFilm

References
  1. "Brahim Haggiag".
  2. "Brahim Haggiag". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  3. "Brahim Haggiag films". tvguide. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  4. Shapiro, Michael J. (1 August 2008). "Slow Looking: The Ethics and Politics of Aesthetics: Jill Bennett, Empathic Vision: Affect, Trauma, and Contemporary Art (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2005); Mark Reinhardt, Holly Edwards, and Erina Duganne, Beautiful Suffering: Photography and the Traffic in Pain (Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2007); Gillo Pontecorvo, director, The Battle of Algiers (Criterion: Special Three-Disc Edition, 2004)". Millennium: Journal of International Studies. 37: 181–197. doi:10.1177/0305829808093770.
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