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Oranges Amères

Apr 16, 1997 · 1h 30m
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Drama

PLOT

Recognizing no boundaries to her love, Angele manages to foment riots, rages and tragedy in colonial Algeria. Angele, an Algerian colonist with impeccably French origins, has fallen in love with Said, the assistant in her brother-in-law's bakery shop. Said is conscious of his Arab origins and traditions, and Angele has her work cut out for her if she wants to persuade him to marry her. Once she does, all hell breaks loose, as neither her European-origin peers nor Said's conservative Arab family approve of the union. When word of the proposed marriage gets out, strikes, violence and murder quickly follow, ruining not only Angele's life, but the lives of those around her. Her brother-in-law Paco, meanwhile, has been doggedly trying to get along and raise his family in an increasingly chaotic and difficult situation.

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CAST

Lilah Dadi
Saïd
Clara Bellar
Angèle
Bruno Todeschini
Paco
Sabrina Ferilli
Alice
Raoul Billerey
Grandfather Tomani
Annick Blancheteau
Filomène
Stéphane Jobert
Sauveur
André Penvern
Gosset
Directed by Michel Such

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
FR
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
PFA Films, Mediaset, Mate Producciones S.A., Les Films Ariane, Jugurtha International Productions, Canal+, Blue Dahlia Productions
Country
FR

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