On October 17 1961 , thousands of peaceful Algerians in Paris marched against the curfew imposed on them by the French government. These protesters were met with the brutal force of the French police. The Seine was Red is set thirty-five years after a massacre of Algerians protesters in Paris. Sebbar presents different vantage points of the demonstration through several elders of Algerian-French families. The documentary style of writing reveals the difficult and raw process of remembering and honoring slain Algerians.
