Mektoub
Ahmed, an Algerian laborer and young father, leaves his country and arrives in France, hoping to find a job through Salah, a friend who has been living in the Paris suburbs for several years. He is disappointed when he arrives in Nanterre, where Salah lives in a shantytown. Without any support, Ahmed has to make the daily rounds of the employment offices, like so many other immigrants who, like him, have been lulled into complacency.
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Ali Ghalem Director · Michel Berger Composer Paul Souvestre Cinematographer
First release April 16, 1970 · Produced in France · Languages Arabic, French
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Comptoir Français du Film Production
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France
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Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Arabic · French
Release dates
France · April 16, 1970
Premiere · Hyères Film Festival
France · September 23, 1970
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Hungary
January 27, 1972 · Theatrical
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