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Long quest for a director specializing in commissioned films, who after a depression rediscovers his loved ones, his Casbah district, himself. Taken in hand, for a while, by his Islamist neighbor, it is above all the meeting with an old projectionist giving him a censored history of cinema and Algeria, which helps him to change, and to accept his own fantasies, embodied by Marilyn Monroe and the Andalusian.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Arabic

Runtime

110 mins

Rating

10/10

Release Date

01 January 1989

Country

Algeria

Cast

Mohamed Fellag

Mohamed Fellag

Aziz

Mustapha El Anka

Mustapha El Anka

Le Vieux Projectionniste

Yahia Benmabrouk

Yahia Benmabrouk

L'acteur vendeur de fruits

Kaci Tizi Ouzou

Kaci Tizi Ouzou

René Vautier

René Vautier

L'animateur des Ciné Pops

Doudja Achachi

Doudja Achachi

La Mère

Mustapha Preure

Mustapha Preure

Inspecteur des cinémas

Anne Turolla

Anne Turolla

Marylin Monroe

Hamou Saadaoui

Hamou Saadaoui

L'Aveugle

Fawzi B. Saichi

Fawzi B. Saichi

Patron Pressing

Farouk Mezouane

Farouk Mezouane

Patron Cinéma La Perle

Merzoug Hamiane

Merzoug Hamiane

Serveur Café Malakoff

Djamel Touidjine

Djamel Touidjine

Syndicaliste

Abderrahmane Cheriti

Abderrahmane Cheriti

Chef des Truands

Saïda Nacera Bouzeliffa

Saïda Nacera Bouzeliffa

L'Andalouse

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