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THEIR ALGERIA

LEUR ALGERIE

By Lina SOUALEM

LIGHTDOX - as SALES All rights, World

Documentary - Completed 2020

Lina's grandparents have decided to separate. Together, they came from Algeria to Thiers, in France, over 60 years ago. Side by side, they experienced this chaotic immigrant life. For Lina, their separation is an opportunity to question their long journey of exile, as well as her identity.

- Year of production
- 2020
- Genres
- Documentary
- Countries
- FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, ALGERIA, QATAR
- Languages
- FRENCH, ARABIC
- Duration
- 72 mn
- Director(s)
- Lina SOUALEM
- Producer(s)
- Marie BALDUCCHI (AGAT FILMS & CIE / EX NIHILO), Palmyre BADINIER (AKKA FILMS), Karima CHOUIKH (Making of Films)
- Synopsis
- After 62 years of living together, Lina's grandparents, Aïcha and Mabrouk, have decided to separate. Together, they came from Algeria to Thiers, a small medieval town in the middle of France, over 60 years ago. Side by side, they have experienced this chaotic immigrant life. For Lina, their separation is an opportunity to question their long journey of exile and their silence.