Where did you see it? I heard a review of the film on NPR last night, and I was riveted by the reviewer's description. I can't believe this isn't playing in L.A. (where I live).
I saw this at a one-time showing in New Orleans. He struck me as a rather odd guy. I could see where the line between "terrorism" and "freedom-fighting" could have been hard to draw in Algiers in the '40s.