Obituaries
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina obituary: the first Arab and African director to win Cannes’ Palme d’Or
Artist and activist Lakhdar-Hamina’s films, including 1975's Palme d’Or winner Chronicle of the Years of Fire, made epics of the Algerian struggle for independence.
By Joseph Fahim
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina obituary: the first Arab and African director to win Cannes’ Palme d’Or