Mr. Slimami is an Algerian retiree living in Paris who witnesses a murder while taking a walk one evening. He's spotted by the assailant, but Slimami manages to slip away before being caught. The victim turned out to be a prominent businessman, and police are soon searching for the witness as well as the killers. Slimami does not want to step forward, both as a matter of personal safety and because he prefers to let the French police handle their own affairs. His son Alilou, a budding journalist, openly decries the failure of the witness to come forward as a black mark on the Muslim community in Paris, unaware that the man in question is his father.
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Philippe Volter
Known for
The Double Life of Véronique
Three Colors: Blue
Boris Terral
Known for
Blind Date
What a Drag
Abdelkrim Bahloul
Known for
Yamakasi
Wolf
Gamil Ratib
Known for
Lawrence of Arabia
Shadow of Evil
Pascal Bonitzer
Sonia Mankaï
Also in
The English Patient
A Summer in La Goulette
Neïla Chekkat
Emmanuelle Laforge
Journaliste
Also in
Une famille formidable
Marie-José Nat
Mme Slimani
Emilie Altmayer
Yamina Slimani
Philippe Dormoy
Inspecteur Morier
Julien Drach
Frère Noria
Abdelkrim Bahloul Director
First release September 1, 1997 · Original title La nuit du destin
Languages
Original title
La nuit du destin
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Belgium · September 1, 1997
Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film
France · May 5, 1999
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Egypt
December 1, 1997 · Cairo International Film Festival
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