1h 32m1997

The Other Shore

Name: The Other Shore
Genre: Drama
Released: 1997-05-21
Duration: 92 min
Cast: Claude Brasseur, Roschdy Zem, Marthe Villalonga, Sid Ahmed Agoumi, Catherine Hiegel

L'Autre côté de la mer

Drama

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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.

Director: Dominique Cabrera
Writers: Nidam Abdi, Dominique Cabrera, Louis Mathieu de Vienne
Language: French
Country: France
Release date: 21 May 1997

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