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What the Day Owes the Night

Ce que le jour doit à la nuit

2012 · 2h 42m · Drama, Romance · France, Algeria · Rated TP (FR)

Algeria, the 1930s. Younes is nine years old when he is put in his uncle's care in Oran. Rebaptized Jonas, he grows up among the Rio Salado youths, with whom he becomes friends. Emilie is one of the gang; everyone is in love with her. A great love story develops between Jonas and Emilie, which is soon unsettled by the conflicts troubling the country.

Directed by
Alexandre Arcady
Written by
Daniel Saint-Hamont, Blandine Stintzy, Alexandre Arcady
Based on the novel by
Yasmina Khadra
Starring
Nora Arnezeder, Fu'ad Aït Aattou, Anne Parillaud, Vincent Perez
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