L' Autre cote de la mer
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Dominique Cabrera
Claude Brasseur
Roschdy Zem
Marthe Villalonga
Catherine Hiegel
Marilyne Canto
Film Details
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Synopsis
In the summer of 1994, Georges Montero, a pied noir--a Frenchman born and raised in North Africa--sets foot in France for the first time to undergo a cataract operation in Paris. The young eye surgeon who treats him, Tarek Timzert, is of North African heritage, but considers himself French; he doesn't speak Arabic and has never visited the land of his ancestors. George who owns an olive processing plant in Oran and adores life's leisurely rhythms in Algeria, intends to head straight home--even though since the time of Algeria's declaration of independence from France in 1962, revolts against French emigrees have gotten worse. And currently, the fundamentalists are slaughtering artists and intellectuals at a horrifying pace. As Georges wrestles with the tug of blood and romantic ties, Tarek realizes the life of Gallic affluence he's built for himself runs counter to his historic roots. The two men--one nearing retirement, the other just starting out in life--form a mutually supportive bond.
Director
Dominique Cabrera
Cast
Claude Brasseur
Roschdy Zem
Marthe Villalonga
Catherine Hiegel
Marilyne Canto
Slimane Benaissa
Abbes Zahmani
Fattouma Ousliha Bouamari
Ariane Ascaride
Antoinette Moya
Crew
Nidam Abdi
Sophie Brunet
Dominique Cabrera
Louis Matthieu Devienne
Marianne Fricheau
Dominique Gaborieau
Xavier Griette
Didier Haudepin
Marie-christine Lafosse
Helene Louvart
Beatrice Thiriet
Michel Vandestien
Dominique Vieillard
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Nominated for the 1997 Cesar Award for Best First Film.
Released in United States 1997
Released in United States 1998
Awarded a "special achievement" award at the 1997 Naples Film Festival.
Shown at Naples Film Festival Summer 1997.
Shown at New Directors/New Films in New York City March 27 - April 12, 1998.
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 23 - May 7, 1998.
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at New Directors/New Films in New York City March 27 - April 12, 1998.)
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 23 - May 7, 1998.)
Released in United States 1997
Released in United States 1997 (Awarded a "special achievement" award at the 1997 Naples Film Festival.)
Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Naples Film Festival Summer 1997.)
