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Lumières

Lumières

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Comedy   Drama
📜 Overview: Long quest for a director specializing in commissioned films, who after a depression rediscovers his loved ones, his Casbah district, himself. Taken in hand, for a while, by his Islamist neighbor, it is above all the meeting with an old projectionist giving him a censored history of cinema and Algeria, which helps him to change, and to accept his own fantasies, embodied by Marilyn Monroe and the Andalusian.
🌏 Languages Available: Arabic , French
📆 Date Released: 1989-01-01
⌚ Running Time: 110 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 10.0

Beloved Cast

Mohamed Fellag original image
Aziz
Mohamed Fellag
Mustapha El Anka original image
Le Vieux Projectionniste
Mustapha El Anka
Yahia Benmabrouk original image
L'acteur vendeur de fruits
Yahia Benmabrouk
Kaci Tizi Ouzou original image
Kaci Tizi Ouzou
René Vautier original image
L'animateur des Ciné Pops
René Vautier
Doudja Achachi original image
La Mère
Doudja Achachi
Mustapha Preure original image
Inspecteur des cinémas
Mustapha Preure
Anne Turolla original image
Marylin Monroe
Anne Turolla
Hamou Saadaoui original image
L'Aveugle
Hamou Saadaoui
Fawzi B. Saichi original image
Patron Pressing
Fawzi B. Saichi
Farouk Mezouane original image
Patron Cinéma La Perle
Farouk Mezouane
Merzoug Hamiane original image
Serveur Café Malakoff
Merzoug Hamiane
Djamel Touidjine original image
Syndicaliste
Djamel Touidjine
Abderrahmane Cheriti original image
Chef des Truands
Abderrahmane Cheriti
Saïda Nacera Bouzeliffa original image
L'Andalouse
Saïda Nacera Bouzeliffa

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