Hardly freed from a French prison, Kamel is deported in his native state, Algeria, and discovers a country split between modernity and tradition.
Direction
Ameur-Zaïmeche's patient, documentary-like observation.
Acting
Serbah's Louisa anchors every scene she's in.
Cinematography
Dusty Algerian landscapes that feel like characters.
Director
Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ameur-Zaïmeche founded his own production company, Sarrazink Productions, to maintain creative control over films like this.
The film belongs to a wave of French-Algerian cinema exploring deportation and the 'double penalty' — prison time followed by expulsion.
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