Son of tears now in Algeria

Algeria finally hosted the first honorary screening of the historical film “Augustinus, son of its tears”, which deals with the life of the famous saint, writer and philosopher St. Augustine. Its Egyptian director, Samir Seif, traces the first life of the Numidian philosopher since his birth in “Taghast” in Algeria, then his travels and spiritual struggles in Carthage, Rome and Milan. In addition to the important roles played by his mother, Monica, and his girlfriend, Tanit, before Santo became famous, which affected his professional and personal life.

The film is a joint Algerian-Tunisian production in 2016, and it was shown in the “Ibn Zaydoun” hall in the capital, Algiers, in the presence of its Egyptian director, Samir Seif, the crew of actors, a technical team, and a number of those interested in the seventh art, as well as media professionals.

The scenario of “Augustinus, the Son of Her Tears” was written by the Tunisian Imad Dabour. As for the dialogue, it was written by the Egyptian Sameh Sami, and it tells the biography of the personality of the philosopher, writer and religious scholar Augustine (November 23, 354-August 28, 430), in terms of education and history, and the extent of its influence on the Western world, specifically on society. Roman at that time.

The work reviews in 120 minutes, through a dramatic construction, the journey of an Algerian director working for a TV channel (Imad Bin Chenni), who was commissioned to film a documentary about the life of the philosopher Augustine since his birth in Algeria, so he visits the places that Augustine passed through, in search of documentary material and facts about this. Personal.

The director traces the stages of Augustine's life, starting from childhood, where he belonged to a well-to-do family living in the "Taghaste" region (currently Souk Ahras) in Algeria, and education was not available in his village, so he decided, after the death of his father, Patricius, to travel to Carthage (present-day Tunisia) from In order to learn the art of rhetoric, he learned it and stood out among the rest of the students.

In his youth, he heard that education was thriving in Rome, so he sailed hidden from the eyes of his mother, and there he became famous among the popular and political circles thanks to his intelligence, acumen, and intelligence, until he gained an important position in his society and was appointed as a professor of rhetoric in Milan, and after Augustine became famous in Rome, he was able to Influencing the thought of philosophers and religious scholars there.

The film shows how his mother, Monica, was able to win and discourage her son from embracing other doctrines and a religion other than Christianity, as it was not easy to bring him back to Christianity, but she traveled to him and continued her prayers and did not stop shedding tears until Augustine returned to Christianity and left Manichaeism.

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