Recognizing no boundaries to her love, Angele manages to foment riots, rages and tragedy in colonial Algeria. Angele, an Algerian colonist with impeccably French origins, has fallen in love with Said, the assistant in her brother-in-law's bakery shop. Said is conscious of his Arab origins and traditions, and Angele has her work cut out for her if she wants to persuade him to marry her. Once she does, all hell breaks loose, as neither her European-origin peers nor Said's conservative Arab family approve of the union. When word of the proposed marriage gets out, strikes, violence and murder quickly follow, ruining not only Angele's life, but the lives of those around her. Her brother-in-law Paco, meanwhile, has been doggedly trying to get along and raise his family in an increasingly chaotic and difficult situation.
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Lilah Dadi
Saïd
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Bruno Todeschini
Paco
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Sabrina Ferilli
Alice
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Raoul Billerey
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Betty Blue
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Filomène
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Stéphane Jobert
Sauveur
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André Penvern
Gosset
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Paulette
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
Vittoria Scognamiglio
Conchita
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RIPLEY
Delicacy
Erick Deshors
Bastos
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Elizabeth I
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Mohamed Ben Othman
Messaoud
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Hélène Catzaras
Hélène
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Michel Such Director · Michel Cénet Cinematographer Jean-Bernard Bonis Editor
First release April 16, 1997 · Produced in France, Italy · Languages Arabic, French
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PFA Films
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Mediaset
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Mate Producciones S.A.
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Les Films Ariane
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Jugurtha International Productions
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Canal+
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Blue Dahlia Productions
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France · Italy
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French
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Arabic · French
Release dates
France · April 16, 1997
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