08 mai 1945 : the world was celebrating the victory on Nazi Germany; the same date was a mourning day for Algeria. In the Jubilation, Algerian moslems dared run up high other colors (red, white, green) than that of the victory. They were claiming the independence of a free Algeria. Then began murderous riots.

The 8th of May 1945 is a key date for the French history.
Each year, one celebrates the victory over the Nazi Germany. On the other side of the Mediterranean in Algeria, this day of glory is one day of mourning. During the celebration of the victory in 1945, Algerians asserted their will of independence. They will undergo during several weeks a violent repression led by the French Army. It will make thousands of victims.

But sixty years later, the repression of spring 1945 in Algeria is still a mystery.

Yasmina Adi found many new documents, files of the French government and secret services English and American. She met these men and these women who underwent this repression. She calls on the French and Algerian witnesses, as well as the first Journalist to arrive on the spot.

This investigation reveal on the mechanisms and the consequences of this colonial repression. This "Other May 8, 1945" is at the origins of the war of Algeria.