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The House is on Fire, Might as Well Get Warm

The House is on Fire, Might as Well Get Warm

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 17, 2023

Runtime

0h 43m

Genres

Drama

Original Title

Axxam Yaṛɣa, Maqaṛ Ansaḥmu

Production Companies

Avant la Nuit, L'Oeil Vif Productions

Director

Mouloud Aït Liotna

Description

Yanis, a young Kabyl man, is leaving for Paris the following day. He goes to the nearby village to tie up loose ends. There he learns of the death of a childhood friend and meets another at the funeral. A mishap in a café turns his last day in the backwaters of an earthy and soggy Algeria into a road movie, first desperate, then thoughtful and melancholic.