After a conviction for theft, Merwan was expelled from France, where he had lived since the age of one, to Algeria, his country of birth. In a foreign country of which he knows neither the language nor the customs, he finds himself stripped of his belongings and on the street.
Ceccaldi
The runtime is 79 minutes (1h 19m).
It was a co-production between: Algeria, France.
The film was directed by Rachid Bouchareb.
The screenplay was written by Christian Zerbib and Abdelkrim Bahloul.
The score was composed by Safy Boutella.
Cinematography was handled by Youcef Sahraoui.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0099244.
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2 votes
Cheb
Released
العربية, Français
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