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The Man Who Was Looking at the Windows

The Man Who Was Looking at the Windows

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1985

Runtime

1h 25m

Genres

Drama

User Score

100%

Original Title

L'Homme Qui Regardait Les Fenêtres

Director

Merzak Allouache

Description

A police office in Algiers sometime after independence. Mr Rachid, father, around fifty years old, former colonial official transferred to the cinema annex library. Mr. Rachid, disappointed and exasperated by his sad life, faced with an inspector who questions him, tries to explain: why did he kill his former department head after a long night of wandering?