The Refusal

APPROPIATE

1982 / 98min.

Rating10

Genres

Drama

Synopsis

In 1971, the Algerian government nationalized hydrocarbons. The consequences of this decision on the community of Algerians in France are numerous. The Galti family is prey to these economic problems. The father, Khaled, former member of the F.L.N. in France, does not escape the sentence. Sharazade, his wife and comrade in combat, finds herself torn between her role as wife, mother and nostalgia for a country and a bygone past. As for his son Karim, a victim of socio-cultural division, all he has left is refusal.

Directors

Actors

Joël Barbouth

Gérard Tallet

Djamel Allam

Fettouma Ousliha-Bouamari

Rachid Ould-Mohand

Ahmed Mazouz

Mustapha Neggache

Fatima-Zohra Guelli

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