Alger la blanche

1986 · 28 MIN · IMDB 5.8 · 153 VOTES · DIR. Cyril Collard

Overview

Farid, a teenager of Algerian descent, spends his free time hanging out with the wrong crowds in the suburbs south of Paris while maintaining a secret relationship with illustrator Jean. Both Jean and Farid are unsure about the future of their relationship - Farid wants Jean to move to Algiers with him, but Jean doesn't want to continue being Farid's secret. But when Farid becomes embroiled in a police matter, both his passionate private life and conservative family life hurtle towards one another, with explosive results.

Drama1980s

Dialogue Timeline — 329 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:18 Jean... I'll leave at the end of the month.
00:00:58 Hassan's father.
00:01:34 We'll see.
00:02:59 And there won't be any more train.
00:04:31 This is yours, it was on your jacket.
00:05:41 Hey, Nahed.
00:06:38 - Have you ever had troubles ? - No, never.
00:07:14 I'm free ?
00:09:15 I can't, Hassan is not here. Go hitch-hiking.
00:10:56 Come on !
00:12:26 Farid !
00:13:29 I'll manage.
00:14:05 Stop fighting. We must be there in 15 minutes.
00:16:42 From the 8th ?
00:17:35 Respect them. Leave.
00:18:28 Hey ? What's wrong with him ?
00:19:14 I saw her yesterday. She's going out, isn't she ?
00:19:49 Don't start it again !
00:20:28 It has nothing to do with you.
00:21:02 Sit down.
00:21:37 Stop it.
00:22:19 - Where are you going ? - To the police.
00:23:34 Farid was lucky to fuck with a man like you.
00:24:38 He was just having pleasure.

Cast & Characters

Frédéric Deban Jean Ali Baouche Farid Farida Chrouki Nahed Aïssa Djabri Hassan Mohamed Zran Mohammed Sahalia Baouche La mère Tawfik El Sherbini L'oncle Larbi Bekka Le jeune cousin Henri Lopez-Terres Le juge René-Marc Bini Un policier

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed329
Dialogue density11.8 lines / min
First line00:00:18
Final line00:24:38

Production Record

DirectorCyril Collard
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes153