Release Date

21 May, 1997

Runtime

01:32: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

This film deals with the aftermath of the Algerian war of liberation. Georges Montero, an Algerian-born Frenchman, manages an olive canning factory in Oran. He travels to Paris for a cataract operation. Marinette, his sister, and Belka, his friend and a recent immigrant, want him to return to France permanently. Friction develops between the two friends as Georges is pressured to sell his factory. Friendship developed between Georges and his surgeon, who as a French Arab has severed ties with his culture and country of origin.

Original Title

L'Autre côté de la mer

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Actors

Claude Brasseur

Roschdy Zem

Marthe Villalonga

Sid Ahmed Agoumi

Catherine Hiegel

Marilyne Canto

Slimane Benaïssa

Abbes Zahmani

Ariane Ascaride

Crew

Dominique Cabrera

Louis Mathieu de Vienne

Nidam Abdi

Dominique Cabrera

Nathalie Raoul

Didier Haudepin

Sophie Brunet

Hélène Louvart

Michel Vandestien