Mektoub
1970, French. Directed by Ali Ghalem.
Ahmed, an Algerian laborer and young father, leaves his country and arrives in France, hoping to find a job through Salah, a friend who has been living in the Paris suburbs for several years. He is disappointed when he arrives in Nanterre, where Salah lives in a shantytown. Without any support, Ahmed has to make the daily rounds of the employment offices, like so many other immigrants who, like him, have been lulled into complacency.
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- French
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- Released
- 23 September 1970
- Country
- France
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- Ali Ghalem
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Who directed Mektoub?
Mektoub (1970) was directed by Ali Ghalem and stars Abderrahmane El Kebir, Pierre Mirat, Ali Ghalem.