"Algeria from the Sky" is a Franco-Algerian documentary film directed by Yann Arthus-Bertrand and Yazid Tizi, released on June 16, 2015.

This documentary is adapted from the eponymous book, written by Benjamin Stora and Djamel Souidi and illustrated by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, published in 2005 by Éditions de la Martinière.

SYNOPSIS

An Algerian from France (narration by Jalil Lespert) addresses a brother back home to tell what Algeria is today, filmed from the air by the famous photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand.

The eye of Yann Arthus-Bertrand makes us discover this grandiose country, with extremely rare cultural and natural riches. From North to South and West to East, it is the daily life of a whole population that the director shows us, whether they live in the bustling large coastal towns, the Atlas mountains, the oases of the Sahara or the gentle ones. Sahel hills. Rich in a past where all civilizations seem to be crossed, and a territory where all natural environments seem to exist, Algeria appears here in all its diversity and unity. The director gives free rein to his fascination with shapes, colors, faces and human imprints to create an exceptional portrait of the largest country on the African continent and around the Mediterranean.

TECHNICAL SHEET

Original title: Algeria from the sky
Director: Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Yazid Tizi
Screenplay: Michael Pitiot
Editing: Olivier Martin
Narration: Jalil Lespert
Music: Armand Amar
Director: Yann Arthus-Bertrand
Production manager: Pierre Lallement
Production company: Hope Production
Budget: 1,700,000 € (estimate)
Country of origin: Flag of France France
Original language: French
Image Format: Color
Threads: Dolby Digital
Genre: Documentary film
Release dates: France: June 16, 2015
Broadcasting: France 2, Canal Algérie