“Let us see the sea!”
Up bright and early with their pet in tow, Zohra Bouderbala and her five children are heading to the beach. This is not a drill! In Algiers, the coveted front row spot waits for no one, but it’s not this family’s first time having to beat the summer seaside crowds. The unmotivated and out-of-luck masses who arrive too late will be left to a viewless laze in the sun, the alleged horizon blocked by a fortress of parasols and flowing canopies.
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Cast
16 people
Nabil Asli
Hakim
Also in
The Repentant
Harragas
Fatiha Ouared
Zohra Bouderbala
Idir Benaibouche
Also in
True Chronicles of the Blida Joinville Psychiatric Hospital in the Last Century, when Dr Frantz Fanon Was Head of the Fifth Ward between 1953 and 1956
Soula
Hichem Mesbah
Known for
I Lost My Body
Nefta Football Club
Kader Affak
Also in
Inland
Six Feet Over
Bouchra Roy
Safia Kadouri
No other roles listed
Brahim Derris
Also in
Algiers
The Arab
Aïda Guechoud
Known for
Papicha
Hanaa Mansour
Known for
A Family of Bastards
Mehdi Sadi
Hawa Baya
Islem Baziz
Merzak Allouache Director · David Hadjadj Composer Jérôme Pérez Composer
First release September 6, 2024 · Produced in Algeria, France, Saudi Arabia · Production Les. Asphofilms., Alpha Tango Studio
Production
Baya Films
Production
Les. Asphofilms.
Production
Alpha Tango Studio
Production
Algeria · France · Saudi Arabia
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Languages
Original title
الصف الأول
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic
Release dates
Canada · September 6, 2024
Premiere
France · April 22, 2026
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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