In a working-class immigrant neighborhood slated for demolition, Jo, the son of Ali, known as the Rescuer from the Algerian war, lives idle and delinquent, committing small assaults to pay for his drugs. One day, while attacking Slim's bar, he is arrested by Ben, a young beur cop torn between his roots and the imperatives of his mission to maintain public order. Giving in to the respect and friendship he feels for Ali, Ben agrees to release his son. But alas, far from calming down, Jo drifts deeper into violence, until the inevitable drama.
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Miloud Khetib
Ben Jouhad
Known for
One Man and his Cow
Homeland
Najim Laouriga
Youssef aka Jo
Also in
The Student
Toujours seuls
Sid Ali Kouiret
Ali, le père de Youssef
Also in
Opium and the Stick
The Ambassadors
Mouss Zouheyri
Bouboule
Known for
I've Loved You So Long
The Romanoffs
Mustapha El Anka
Also in
From Hollywood to Tamanrasset
A Wife for My Son
Pascal Aubier
Le Comissaire
Known for
Siberiade
Albert Dray
Marcel
Known for
So Long, Stooge
The Corsican File
Jézabel Carpi
Also in
The Night Wears Suspenders
Tanguy
Christine Dejoux
La jeune policière
Known for
The Cabbage Soup
Come to My Place, I Live at a Girlfriend's
Mohamed Ben Smail
Known for
So Long, Stooge
The Sheltering Sky
Sonia Amar
Blanchette
Also in
Wedding in Galilee
Hamid Amirouche
Also in
The Vanishing
Krim Belkacem
Okacha Touita Director · Miloud Khetib Writer Philippe Dodet Writer
First release August 27, 1986
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French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · August 27, 1986
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