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Le Retour

1979

A quiet, sorrowful look at displacement and longing, told with patient realism and a heavy heart.

Directed by
Benamar Bakhti
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
Sid Ali Kouiret, Keltoum (Aïcha Adjouri), Athmane Ariouet
Overview
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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Directed by
Benamar Bakhti
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
Sid Ali Kouiret, Keltoum (Aïcha Adjouri), Athmane Ariouet
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • immigration
  • isolation
  • family
  • identity
  • race
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, history
Directed by
Benamar Bakhti
Starring
Sid Ali Kouiret, Keltoum (Aïcha Adjouri), Athmane Ariouet, Azzedine Medjoubi, Mohamed Zinet, Areski Nebti, Youcef Meziani, Kaci Ksentini
Country
Algeria
Languages
Arabic

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