Ali in Wonderland
1980, Arabic. Directed by Ahmed Rachedi.
In the 1980s, barely 18 years after Algeria's independence, Algerian immigration to France massively fueled the construction industry, responding to a demand for hard, undervalued labor. Behind the idea of "selective immigration," these men were recruited primarily for their bras and their knock-kneed hands, shaped by construction sites. Invisible yet essential, they built roads, buildings, and infrastructure, often at the cost of precarious conditions. Ali, an Algerian crane operator in France, philosophically accepts the harassment faced by immigrants like himself on construction sites and in daily life. He hopes to escape his situation with the money he wins in the lottery, and from the top of his crane, he allows himself to dream, observing the world through binoculars. One day, the jackpot falls...
- Runtime
- 2h 9m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
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- Released
- 17 December 1980
- Original title
- Ali au Pays des Mirages
- Country
- Algeria
- Written by
- Ahmed Rachedi, Rachid Boudjedra
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Ali in Wonderland runs 129 minutes (2h 9m).
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Ali in Wonderland isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 17 December 1980. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Ali in Wonderland?
Ali in Wonderland (1980) was directed by Ahmed Rachedi and stars Djelloul Beghoura, Mustapha El Anka, Saïd Hilmi.