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Pierre and Djemila

Two teenage lovers are caught up in the thrill of forbidden love in this tragic romantic drama. Pierre (Jean-Pierre Andre) is a 16-year-old French lad who loves 14-year-old Djemila (Nadja Reski), the offspring of Algerian immigrants. Pierre's father is an Algerian war veteran who tolerates living with the immigrants at the low-income housing project as long as the two factions are separated. Djemila's older brother carries bitter hatred for the French over their invasion of Algeria. Both young lovers fall victim to the intolerance of their families when their relatives discover that the two are engaged in a passionate love affair.

Top Cast

  • Jean-Pierre Andre

    Jean-Pierre Andre

    Pierre Landry

  • Djedjigua Ait-Hamouda

    Djedjigua Ait-Hamouda

    Aicha

  • Abdelkader

    Abdelkader

    Djaffar

  • Nadja Reski

    Nadja Reski

    Djemila Khodja

  • Salah Teskouk

    Salah Teskouk

    Djemila's father

  • Fatiha Cheriguene

    Fatiha Cheriguene

    Djemila's mother

  • Jacques Brunet

    Jacques Brunet

    Pierre's father

Overview

Two teenage lovers are caught up in the thrill of forbidden love in this tragic romantic drama. Pierre (Jean-Pierre Andre) is a 16-year-old French lad who loves 14-year-old Djemila (Nadja Reski), the offspring of Algerian immigrants. Pierre's father is an Algerian war veteran who tolerates living with the immigrants at the low-income housing project as long as the two factions are separated. Djemila's older brother carries bitter hatred for the French over their invasion of Algeria. Both young lovers fall victim to the intolerance of their families when their relatives discover that the two are engaged in a passionate love affair.

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