The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
In 1980, Lionel Stoléru—France’s Secretary of State for Migrant Workers—introduced a "repatriation grant" of 10,000 francs (known as the "Stoléru million"), paid to immigrants who agreed to return permanently to their countries of origin. One Algerian family decided to leave France. Upon arriving in the small rural town of Boufarik, Algeria, in a brand-new Peugeot 404, they caused a scandal. Their liberated ways drew the villagers' ire, and the two children knew nothing about Algeria or local customs. The film was selected for the Cannes Film Festival in 1981, and in 1982, it won the Critics' Prize at the Chamrousse International Comedy Film Festival.
Ratings
IMDb5.3/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Mahmoud ZemmouriWriter
- Mahmoud ZemmouriDirector
Cast
- Yves NeffMus
- Fatiha FawziFifi
- Mostéfa StitiLounès, le père
- Hubert DeschampsSi Kaddour
- Mustapha El AnkaSi Tayeb
- Kader KadaBachir
- El HadjaAïcha, la grand-mère
- Annie RoussetDjouher, la mère
- Mazouz Ould-AbderrahmaneMokrane
- Sir LecheaCast
Stills
Themes
franceimmigrationsociologyalgeriaarabealgerian diasporaalgerian society