Pierre and Djemila
6.5
Two teenage lovers are caught up in the thrill of forbidden love in this tragic romantic drama. Pierre (Jean-Pierre Andre) is a 16-year-old French lad who loves 14-year-old Djemila (Nadja Reski), the offspring of Algerian immigrants. Pierre's father is an Algerian war veteran who tolerates living with the immigrants at the low-income housing project as long as the two factions are separated. Djemila's older brother carries bitter hatred for the French over their invasion of Algeria. Both young lovers fall victim to the intolerance of their families when their relatives discover that the two are engaged in a passionate love affair.
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Jean-Pierre Andre
Pierre Landry
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Djedjigua Ait-Hamouda
Aicha
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Emmanuel Machuel
Gérard Blain
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The American Friend
The Mischief Makers
Philippe Diaz
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How to Be Louise
Abdelkader
Djaffar
Mohamed Bouchibi
Luc Yersin
Nadja Reski
Djemila Khodja
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Michel Marmin
Alain Contrault
Jean-Pierre André
Pierre Landry
Gérard Blain Director · Michel Marmin Writer Mohamed Bouchibi Writer
First release May 9, 1987 · Produced in France, Switzerland · Production Séléna Audiovisuel, Les Films Plain Chant
Production
Xanadu Film
Production
Séléna Audiovisuel
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Les Films Plain Chant
Production
Films A2
Production
Cercle Bleu
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France · Switzerland
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Original title
Pierre et Djemila
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · May 9, 1987
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · June 2, 1987
Theatrical
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