Bay of Algiers (2012)
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.
Director: Merzak Allouache
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Catherine Jacob as Zoé |
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Solal Forte as Louis (15 ans) |
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Margaux Chatelier as Michelle |
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Michaël Abiteboul as Marco |
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Anthony Sonigo as Solal |
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Khalid Berkouz as Omar |
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Michèle Moretti as Suzanne |
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Biyouna as Bibi |
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Jean Benguigui as Steiger |
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Jacques Spiesser as Louis |
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Lisa Masker as Zoubida (18 ans) |
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Arthur Orcier as Granger |
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Benaïssa Ahaouari as Bouarab |
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Éric Colonge as Lieutenant Rémi |
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Dimitri Storoge as Jacky |
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Driss Zaarouni as Ali |
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Rodolphe Dana as L'abbé Sintès |
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Rosa Bursztein as Christine |
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Pierre Aussedat as Colonel Charles |
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Gabrielle Lazure as Anne-Marie |
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Robert Lucibello as Edmont Charlot |
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David Marchal as Xavier |
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Benoît Ferreux as Le papa |
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Julien Testard as Albert Camus |
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David Faure as Le patron du bar |
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Fettouma Ousliha-Bouamari as Zoubida |
| Directing | Merzak Allouache | Director |
| Writing | Louis Gardel | Writer |
| Writing | Merzak Allouache | Writer |