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1965

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Mystery

Overview

A poetic essay. An Algerian soldier wanders through Algiers and the countryside, whilst a voiceover of the soldier's mother laments his death.

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3 members

Camera

Smaïl Lakhdar-Hamina

Young Man

Smaïl Lakhdar-Hamina

Acting

Tania Timgad

Young Woman

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Acting

Hélène Tossy

Mother

Hélène Tossy

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