"The legendary stature of The Battle of Algiers is hardly in question. From the infamous stories of Black Panthers taking notes during screenings on how to stage a revolution, to its showing at the Pentagon just before the invasion of Iraq (obviously more than a few lessons were ignored), the relevancy and potency of its message has perhaps only gotten stronger as the film approaches the 50th anniversary of its U.S. premiere. However, the message would mean very little indeed without a form, and Gillo Pontecorvo provides a truly remarkable one, full of anger, passion, and most of all humanity."
~ Ryan Swen
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