The Other Shore

1997 · 92 MIN · IMDB 6.1 · DIR. Dominique Cabrera

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Overview

This film deals with the aftermath of the Algerian war of liberation. Georges Montero, an Algerian-born Frenchman, manages an olive canning factory in Oran. He travels to Paris for a cataract operation. Marinette, his sister, and Belka, his friend and a recent immigrant, want him to return to France permanently. Friction develops between the two friends as Georges is pressured to sell his factory. Friendship developed between Georges and his surgeon, who as a French Arab has severed ties with his culture and country of origin.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,202 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:18 THE OTHER SHORE
00:04:50 George, I found someone to buy the cannery from you.
00:07:17 I made a deal with Boualem.
00:10:31 Don't worry, we treat
00:15:52 this time of the year.
00:19:42 So what? My mother arrived alone in the hold of a ship.
00:22:38 What will become of me?
00:27:08 They killed my brother yesterday
00:31:56 And I never saw Georges again.
00:37:50 "Tarek, damn it, stop. All that money going down the drain,
00:40:41 Where do you think I'm from?
00:44:04 We'll be here.
00:46:29 How's it holding up?
00:48:58 No, I've never seen either.
00:52:19 He'll never let you down.
00:55:42 Center back.
00:59:19 This country has no smell.
01:02:21 Georges?
01:07:52 Why, my lord, why?
01:10:52 I didn't provoke them, what are you talking about?
01:15:44 I've always had a lot of admiration for our pieds-noir
01:18:28 Something weird happened to me.
01:21:33 He comes to us and commands us. Here.
01:25:53 Yes.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,202
Dialogue density13.1 lines / min
First line00:01:18
Final line01:25:53

Production Record

DirectorDominique Cabrera
LanguageFrench

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