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The Other Shore (1997)

The Other Shore (1997)

Drama
Release Date: 1997, May 21
Directors: Dominique Cabrera
Countries: France
Production: France 2 Cinéma, Bloody Mary Productions, Bloody Mary Productions
Cast: Roschdy Zem, Marthe Villalonga, Claude Brasseur, Marilyne Canto, Sid Ahmed Agoumi, Catherine Hiegel, Abbes Zahmani, Ariane Ascaride, Slimane Benaïssa

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.

Keywords:

french algerian maghreb pieds-noirs algerian immigration algerian society guerre algérie