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Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Véronique Jannot

Claire Boyer

Age : 66 | Popularity : 7%

Merwan Lakhdar-Hamina

Mouloud

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Michel Boujenah

Simon Attal

Age : 71 | Popularity : 3%

Jean Bouise

Langlois

Age : 60 | Popularity : 4%

Jean-François Balmer

Miller

Age : 78 | Popularity : 12%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Original Music Composer	Philippe Arthuys Jean-Paul Cara
Directing	Director	Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Writing	Writer	Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Editing	Editor	Youcef Tobni
Crew	Cinematography	Youcef Sahraoui
Department	Role	Name

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