The read
It runs a compact 1h 19m.
Synopsis
After a conviction for theft, Merwan was expelled from France, where he had lived since the age of one, to Algeria, his country of birth. In a foreign country of which he knows neither the language nor the customs, he finds himself stripped of his belongings and on the street.
Ratings
IMDb4/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Rachid BoucharebDirector
- Rachid BoucharebScreenplay
- Abdelkrim BahloulScreenplay
- Christian ZerbibScreenplay
- Safy BoutellaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Mourad BounaasMerwan
- Nozha KhouadraMalika
- Djohra BacheneLa mère de Merwan
- Yahia BenmabroukLe taxi clandestin
- Boualem BenaniLe capitaine
- Pierre-Loup RajotCeccaldi
- Aziz AnikL'Officier de la PAF
- Fawzi B. SaichiGarçon du hammam
- Mohamed NacefL'adjudant
- Nadji BeidaMiloud
- Houari BellamouAli
- Cheik DoukouréLe chauffeur malien
Stills
Themes
immigrantfrancealgeriaroots