A police office in Algiers sometime after independence. Mr Rachid, father, around fifty years old, former colonial official transferred to the cinema annex library. Mr. Rachid, disappointed and exasperated by his sad life, faced with an inspector who questions him, tries to explain: why did he kill his former department head after a long night of wandering?
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Merzak Allouache Director · Mohamed Saïd Bougermouh Writer Smaïl Lakhdar-Hamina Cinematographer
First release January 1, 1985 · Produced in Algeria · Original title رَجل وَنوافذ
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Algeria
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Original title
رَجل وَنوافذ
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic
Release dates
Algeria · January 1, 1985
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No release date listed for United States.
France
November 19, 1986
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