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Seen through the filtered lens of boyhood memories, award-winning director Mohamed Lakhdar-Hamina crafted this half-fictional, half-autobiographical account of a brief period in the history of an Algerian village. It is 1940, and the quiet town is ruled by French colonialists appointed by the Vichy government. Algerians are being called up for service in the Vichy military, and Jews in the village are in danger of deportation. A beautiful young schoolteacher named Claire Boyer (Veronique Jannot) arrives in town and turns every male head within miles, including 14-year-old Mouloud (Merwan Lakhdar-Hamina, the director's son). Simon Attal (Michel Boujenah), a fellow teacher and a Jew, is also attracted to Claire, and so is Mouloud's older brother. Suddenly two murders occur in the village, Simon is in danger of being deported, and the tone shifts from the dreams of boyhood to the realities of manhood.
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Seen through the filtered lens of boyhood memories, award-winning director Mohamed Lakhdar-Hamina crafted this half-fictional, half-autobiographical account of a brief period in the history of an Algerian village. It is 1940, and the quiet town is ruled by French colonialists appointed by the Vichy government. Algerians are being called up for service in the Vichy military, and Jews in the village are in danger of deportation. A beautiful young schoolteacher named Claire Boyer (Veronique Jannot) arrives in town and turns every male head within miles, including 14-year-old Mouloud (Merwan Lakhdar-Hamina, the director's son). Simon Attal (Michel Boujenah), a fellow teacher and a Jew, is also attracted to Claire, and so is Mouloud's older brother. Suddenly two murders occur in the village, Simon is in danger of being deported, and the tone shifts from the dreams of boyhood to the realities of manhood.
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Genre:Comedy, Drama
Written By:Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
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Runtime:195 minutes
Studio:TF1 Films Production, S.I.A (DZ), Elma Productions
Cast
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Director
Véronique Jannot
Claire Boyer
Merwan Lakhdar-Hamina
Mouloud
Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir
Jean Bouise
Langlois
Jean-François Balmer
Miller
Michel Boujenah
Simon Attal
Hassan El-Hassani
Touhami
Mustapha El Anka
Kabrane
Malik Lakhdar-Hamina
Bachir
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Oncle Amar
Mustapha Preure
Boutaleb
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