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The Other Shore (1997)
Directed by Dominique Cabrera
Drama · 1h 32m
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.
Cast
Claude Brasseur
Roschdy Zem
Marthe Villalonga
Sid Ahmed Agoumi
Catherine Hiegel
Marilyne Canto
Slimane Benaïssa
Abbes Zahmani
Ariane Ascaride
Crew
- Director
- Dominique Cabrera
- Writer
- Louis Mathieu de Vienne, Nidam Abdi, Dominique Cabrera
- Director of Photography
- Hélène Louvart
- Editor
- Sophie Brunet
- Producer
- Didier Haudepin
Details
- Original title
- L'Autre côté de la mer
- Release date
- 1997-05-21
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- Arabic, French
- Countries
- France
- Production
- France 2 Cinéma, Bloody Mary Productions