Le Retour

Jan 1, 1979

★ 10.0

Overview

In the early 1970s, Lakhdar, an Algerian peasant, is forced to leave his desert land and his family for France, but immigration weighs on him and he dreams of returning. This day arrives, he walks in Paris, events decide otherwise.

Genres

Drama

History

Production Companies

Radiodiffusion Télévision Algérienne (RTA)

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Cast

Lakhdar

Sid Ali Kouiret

Zohra

Keltoum (Aïcha Adjouri)

Athmane Ariouet

Azzedine Medjoubi

Mohamed Zinet

Areski Nebti

Youcef Meziani

Kaci Ksentini

Mohamed Mokhtari

Fatima Belhadj

Ali Faddi

Mohamed Ouyakoub

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