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1985

The Man Who Was Looking at the Windows

Directed by Merzak Allouache

A police office in Algiers sometime after independence. Mr Rachid, father, around fifty years old, former colonial official transferred to the cinema annex library. Mr. Rachid, disappointed and exasperated by his sad life, faced with an inspector who questions him, tries to explain: why did he kill his former department head after a long night of wandering?

Duration

1h 25m

Released

January 1, 1985

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Cast4

  • Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir
  • Boudjemaâ Karèche
  • Fazia Chemloul
  • Allel El Mouhib

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