ðə mˈuːvi ɪz dᵻvˈaɪdᵻd ˌɪntʊ sˈɪks sˈɛkʃənz: "ðə jˈɪɹz ʌv ˈæʃᵻz, "ðə jˈɪɹz ʌv ˈɛmbɚz", "ðə jˈɪɹz ʌv fˈaɪɚ", "ðə jˈɪɹ ʌvðə kˈɑːɹt", "ðə jˈɪɹ ʌvðə mˈæsəkɚ" ænd "wˈʌn noʊvˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ", ɐ dˈeɪt ðæt mˈɑːɹks ðə bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ʌvðɪ ældʒˈɪɹiən ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃən ænd ʌvðə wˈɔːɹ ʌv ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns.
The movie is divided into six sections: "The Years of Ashes, "The Years of Embers", "The Years of Fire", "The Year of the Cart", "The Year of the Massacre" and "1 November 1954", a date that marks the beginning of the Algerian revolution and of the war of independence.