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Bay of Algiers

Bay of Algiers

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 26, 2012

Runtime

1h 40m

Genres

Comedy, Drama

User Score

39%

Original Title

La Baie d'Alger

Production Companies

France Télévisions

Director

Merzak Allouache

Description

The writer Louis Gardel remembers his youth in Algeria. In 1955, Louis is 15 years old and lives with his grandmother Zoé. Zoé is friend with president Steiger, leader of the French settlers but also with the old Arab Bouarab. One night looking at the Bay of Algiers, Louis is convinced that the world in which he has grown will disappear. The first events of the War of Independence have begun. The young boys and young girls have a good time at the seaside: swimming, dancing, flirting. But, little by little, the war becomes part of their daily life.