Three young friends—a girl (Asma) and two boys (Fawzi and Ramdane)—bound by a loving friendship, lead a carefree life. The riots of October 1988, the repression, the democratic explosion, and the Islamist drift that followed turn their lives upside down. Fawzi, a journalist involved in the independent press movement, and Ramdane, a doctor sensitive to the concerns of ordinary people, drift apart, separate, and find themselves caught up in a confrontation that is beyond their control. Asma tries in vain to prevent the trio from breaking up... But none of the three emerges unscathed...
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Cast
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Khaled Benaissa
Fawzi
Known for
Papicha
Sofia Nouacer Kouninef
Bouchra
Also in
Bab El Web
Gates of the Sun
Samia Meziane
Asma
Also in
Dawn of the Damned
The Trip To Algiers
Hichem Mesbah
Known for
I Lost My Body
Nefta Football Club
Tarek Hadj Abdelhafid
Ramdane
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Farouk Boutadjine
Le Terroriste
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Nacer Chennouf
Yacine
Also in
Timimoun
Belkacem Hadjadj Director · Salim Aïssa Writer
First release January 1, 2004 · Produced in Algeria · Languages Arabic, French
Production
Machaho Production
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Algeria
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Languages
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic · French
Release dates
Algeria · January 1, 2004
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No release date listed for United States.
France
May 9, 2007 · Premiere
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