Synopsis
A young Arab boy, a teenager "Yaouled", who lives on the streets and scrapes by doing odd jobs: shoe shining, street vending, etc. The film tells the story of a group of yaouleds from the Bab-el-Oued neighborhood, caught in the crossfire between the French settlers on one side and the Algerians on the other during the events of July 1962 in Algeria.
Ratings
TMDB8.5/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Rachid BenallalDirector
- Rachid BenallalWriter
Cast
- Rachid FaresCast
- Fadela AssousCast
- Cherif HadjamCast
- Djamila HaddadiCast
- Ali MeddahCast
- Raïhana MekhalfiaCast
- Mohamed NacefCast
- Eric HallerCast
Stills
Themes
africaalgiers, algeriafrench colonialismnorth africaalgerian war (1954-62)maghrebdjazairindependance war