The Passengers

(festival title)
  • Algeria El Ghorba
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Algeria, 1971, 83 min

Directed by:

Annie Tresgot

Cinematography:

Jean-Yves Coic

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For two years, the filmmaker accompanied Rachid, an Algerian in France. She juxtaposed friendly, yet insistent chats about his daily life and plans with facts and figures about migration, raising questions about racism and class relations. When the viewer sees “France for the French” on a wall, it becomes clear how pertinent these questions remain today, if it weren’t clear enough already. (Berlinale)

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