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Synopsis: Set in the northern Algerian port city of Mostaganem. The title refers to the hordes of refugees, the 'Harragas', who smuggle themselves out of the country via any means possible. Here we ...
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Merzak Allouache
  3 wins & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.6
Year:
2009
95 min
45 Views


Poor Nasser, he was suffering

like the hero in an Egyptian sitcom

He'd run out of ideas to keep

Imne from joining us.

It was a heavy responsibility.

I admit,

I did not envy his position.

Why don't you answer my calls?

Leave me alone or I'll scream!

I've run out of patience.

Calm down. I'll burn, find some work

- You finish your degree...

- To hell with my degree!

I'll arrange a visa for you

to come over...

the normal way!

It won't be easy, for sure

If you leave without me, I kill you

I find you and I kill you

I join the islamists,

and I become a suicide bomber.

This is Fat Hakim

He is burning with us.

He's from our neighborhood

but me and him don't get along,

because of some old story.

- What's the news, Hassan?

- We're settled.

What do you mean, "settled"?

If I say 'settled' I mean 'settled'...

I will confirm tomorrow.

Be ready!

Hakim!

What?

Can't you wear something else?

Stay out of it Hassan...

What I wear is my business.

Oh well f*** it.

I never understood

why he wanted to burn

We didn't like the idea

of sharing a boat with him.

But it was not up to us:

he paid, he could come.

Departure is very soon.

Don't lose patience, Sheikh!

Yes.. yes..

Listen.

There's no problem.

As soon as I arrive,

I'll be in touch.

Don't lose patience.

Listen Sheikh!

Everything will be fine.

Inch Allah, everything will be fine.

Hakim!

Is it true what we heard...

Don't touch me.

You, stay out of it!

Calm down, Hakim!

Don't you talk to me.

You have my respect,

but that's all.

You see that?

They brainwashed him.

This evening, Nasser gave me

an impossible mission.

Like the UN having to solve

the Palestinian-Israeli conflict

I was caught in a trap.

- Good evening.

- Hi.

What is this for a date?

Okay. Nasser here has told me

that you want to burn with us.

So what? It's not your business!

Of course it is!

Imne, it's too dangerous.

A girl among the men,

you can't do this.

Listen, we're going with people

that we do not know.

Who knows what might happen.

Okay?

Imne...

I'm talking from experience.

If you want to burn with us...

...it's madness.

Good. You finished?

Aren't you ashamed?

Having me meet you here?

You make me come here

to tell me this?!

I am scared by rats,

not by crossing the sea!

See? You've made a fool of me!

Imne never talked to me like this before

The girls from our neighborhood

they are tougher than men!

"When autumn arrived,

Felix finally understood... "

"what treacherous scheme

Raymond had in mind... "

"Treacherous scheme?"

"What treacherous scheme

Raymond had in mind"?

What does that mean?

How can you learn french

if they use strange words...

...that nobody understands.

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Merzak Allouache

Merzak Allouache (born 6 October 1944) is an Algerian film director and screenwriter. He has directed 18 films since 1976. His 1976 film Omar Gatlato was entered into the 10th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize. His 1996 Salut cousin! was submitted to the 69th Academy Awards in the category of Best Foreign Language Film.His 2011 film Normal! won the award for Best Film at the 2011 Doha Tribeca Film Festival. In 2012, his film The Repentant was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. It won the FIPRESCI Award for Best Asian Film at the 17th International Film Festival of Kerala.He was born in Algiers. more…

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