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Seen through the filtered lens of boyhood memories, award-winning director Mohamed Lakhdar-Hamina crafted this half-fictional, half-autobiographical account of a brief period in the history of an Algerian village. It is 1940, and the quiet town is ruled by French colonialists appointed by the Vichy government. Algerians are being called up for service in the Vichy military, and Jews in the village are in danger of deportation. A beautiful young schoolteacher named Claire Boyer (Veronique Jannot) arrives in town and turns every male head within miles, including 14-year-old Mouloud (Merwan Lakhdar-Hamina, the director's son). Simon Attal (Michel Boujenah), a fellow teacher and a Jew, is also attracted to Claire, and so is Mouloud's older brother. Suddenly two murders occur in the village, Simon is in danger of being deported, and the tone shifts from the dreams of boyhood to the realities of manhood.

Top Cast

  • Véronique Jannot

    Véronique Jannot

    Claire Boyer

  • Merwan Lakhdar-Hamina

    Merwan Lakhdar-Hamina

    Mouloud

  • Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir

    Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir

  • Jean Bouise

    Jean Bouise

    Langlois

  • Jean-François Balmer

    Jean-François Balmer

    Miller

  • Michel Boujenah

    Michel Boujenah

    Simon Attal

  • Hassan El-Hassani

    Hassan El-Hassani

    Touhami

  • Mustapha El Anka

    Mustapha El Anka

    Kabrane

  • Malik Lakhdar-Hamina

    Malik Lakhdar-Hamina

    Bachir

Overview

Seen through the filtered lens of boyhood memories, award-winning director Mohamed Lakhdar-Hamina crafted this half-fictional, half-autobiographical account of a brief period in the history of an Algerian village. It is 1940, and the quiet town is ruled by French colonialists appointed by the Vichy government. Algerians are being called up for service in the Vichy military, and Jews in the village are in danger of deportation. A beautiful young schoolteacher named Claire Boyer (Veronique Jannot) arrives in town and turns every male head within miles, including 14-year-old Mouloud (Merwan Lakhdar-Hamina, the director's son). Simon Attal (Michel Boujenah), a fellow teacher and a Jew, is also attracted to Claire, and so is Mouloud's older brother. Suddenly two murders occur in the village, Simon is in danger of being deported, and the tone shifts from the dreams of boyhood to the realities of manhood.

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