Petite Casbah
Algiers, June 1955. Khadidja has left Kabylie to join her older brother Malek in Algiers. On this first day in the city, and while waiting to be enrolled in school, she accompanies him to the market, where he has a small fruit and vegetable stall. But the day doesn’t go as planned: following an altercation with the police, Malek is arrested. Khadidja finds herself alone.
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Petite Casbah: L'Algérie de 1955 à travers les yeux d'enfants à découvrir dès le 28 octobre à 18h50
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1.The slap
28-10-202424mKhadidja has just arrived in Algiers, at her brother Malek’s place, who is soon to enroll her in school. With him, she discovers Algiers, the White City, and the reality of life th...
2.The Boxing Match
28-10-202425mKhadidja wakes up after her first night in Lyes’s shack. The two children decide to go to Malek's place to collect Khadidja's belongings and some food before the modest apartment i...
3.The shack
28-10-202424mKhadidja now has a mattress, but the shack is still very rundown, especially when it rains. The whole gang sets off for the Ravine of the Wild Woman, a wooded area known for being...
4.L'Oranaise
28-10-202424mMr. Germain, Philippe and Ahmed’s teacher who also works as a letter writer at the Barberousse prison, hands the boys a letter that Malek wrote to Khadidja. However, Philippe, stil...
5.A Sunday in Algiers
28-10-202424mIt’s an important day for Philippe’s father: his boss has invited the whole family for lunch at the beach. Philippe is thrilled but a bit nervous because he will see Annie, whom he...
6.The notebook
28-10-202424mThe children devise a plan to retrieve the notebook from Guy: Lyes has to get it without being noticed. Time is running out, and Khadidja’s meeting with Nejib is approaching fast....
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