In 1971, the Algerian government nationalized hydrocarbons. The consequences of this decision on the community of Algerians in France are numerous. The Galti family is prey to these economic problems. The father, Khaled, former member of the F.L.N. in France, does not escape the sentence. Sharazade, his wife and comrade in combat, finds herself torn between her role as wife, mother and nostalgia for a country and a bygone past. As for his son Karim, a victim of socio-cultural division, all he has left is refusal.
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Fettouma Ousliha-Bouamari
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Discount
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Djamel Allam
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Gérard Tallet
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Mohamed Bouamari Director · Ali Marok Cinematographer Abdlouhab Fezzari Editor
First release January 2, 1982 · Produced in Algeria · Languages Arabic, French
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O.N.C.I.C.
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Algeria
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Original title
الرفض (Al-Raft)
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Arabic · French
Release dates
Algeria · January 2, 1982
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No release date listed for United States.
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