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Bay of Algiers (2012)

Bay of Algiers (2012)

Drama Comedy TV Movie
Release Date: 2012, June 26
Directors: Merzak Allouache
Countries: France
Production: France Télévisions
Cast: Benoît Ferreux, Fettouma Ousliha-Bouamari, Michaël Abiteboul, Jean Benguigui, Dimitri Storoge, David Faure, Jacques Spiesser, Pierre Aussedat, Solal Forte, David Marchal, Gabrielle Lazure, Rosa Bursztein

Overview:

The writer Louis Gardel remembers his youth in Algeria. In 1955, Louis is 15 years old and lives with his grandmother Zoé. Zoé is friend with president Steiger, leader of the French settlers but also with the old Arab Bouarab. One night looking at the Bay of Algiers, Louis is convinced that the world in which he has grown will disappear. The first events of the War of Independence have begun. The young boys and young girls have a good time at the seaside: swimming, dancing, flirting. But, little by little, the war becomes part of their daily life.

Keywords:

coming of age 1950s algeria algerian war (1954-62) french algerian algiers, algeria