Until The Birds Return
Algeria today. Past and present collide in the lives of a newly wealthy property developer, a young woman torn between the path of reason and sentiment and an ambitious neurologist impeded by wartime wrongdoings. Three stories that plunge us into the human soul of a contemporary Arab society.
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Cast
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Mohamed Djouhari
Mourad
Known for
Farewell to the Night
Outside the Law
Hassan Kachach
Dahman
Also in
Savages
Mostefa Ben Boulaïd
Aure Atika
Rasha
Known for
The Night Manager
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies
Hania Amar
Aïcha
Known for
The Nile Hilton Incident
Sonia Mekkiou
Lila
Also in
Women's Expectations
Mehdi Ramdani
Djalil
Also in
The Days Before
Heliopolis
Nadia Kaci
La Femme
Known for
Papicha
It All Starts Today
Chawki Amari
Tayeb
Known for
Fatima
Lamri Kaouane
Kamel
Also in
Certifiée Halal
Abdelaziz Zeghbib
Le Marchand
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Zineddine Hamdouche
Nacim
Also in
Honey Cigar
Saadia Gacem
Nadjla
No other roles listed
Karim Moussaoui Director · Maud Ameline Screenplay Raïna Raï Composer
United States release April 28, 2020 · Produced in Algeria, Germany, Qatar, France · Languages Arabic, French
Production
Les Films Pelléas
Production
NiKo Film
Production
Prolégomènes
Production
Algeria · Germany · Qatar · France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
En Attendant Les Hirondelles
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Arabic · French
Release dates
France · May 22, 2017
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · November 8, 2017
Theatrical
United States · April 28, 2020
Digital
Algeria
September 21, 2017 · Premiere
Austria
October 31, 2017 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
Belgium
October 3, 2017 · Premiere · Festival du Film Francophone de Namur
November 22, 2017 · Theatrical
Bosnia & Herzegovina
August 16, 2017 · Premiere · Sarajevo Film Festival
Brazil
May 17, 2018 · Theatrical
Germany
September 8, 2017 · Premiere · Hamburg Film Festival
Netherlands
November 9, 2017 · Theatrical
Poland
October 14, 2017 · Premiere · Warsaw Film Festival
Tunisia
November 9, 2017 · Premiere · Carthage Film Festival
February 14, 2018 · Theatrical
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