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Le Retour(1979)
Status: Released
Date: 1979-01-01
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In the early 1970s, Lakhdar, an Algerian peasant, is forced to leave his desert land and his family for France, but immigration weighs on him and he dreams of returning. This day arrives, he walks in Paris, events decide otherwise.
Languages: Arabic.
Countries:
Algeria
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Movie: Le Retour
Top 10 Billed Cast
Sid Ali Kouiret
Lakhdar
Keltoum (Aïcha Adjouri)
Zohra
عثمان عريوات
Azzedine Medjoubi
Mohamed Zinet
Areski Nebti
Youcef Meziani
Kaci Ksentini
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In the early 1970s, Lakhdar, an Algerian peasant, is forced to leave his desert land and his family for France, but immigration weighs on him and he dreams of returning. This day arrives, he walks in Paris, events decide otherwise.
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1979-01-01
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