L'Autre côté de la mer
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L'Autre Côté de la mer
director:
Dominique Cabrera
playwright:
Nidam Abdi
/
Louis Mathieu de Vienne
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Dominique Cabrera
actor:
Claude Brasseur
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Roschdy Zem
/
Marthe Villalonga
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Sid Ahmed Agoumi
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Catherine Hiegel
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genre:
Drama
region:
France
language:
Arabic
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French
length: 1h 32m
release date: 1997-05-21
IMDb: tt0118659
L'Autre côté de la mer
overview
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.