The Apaches (2015)

A young French-Algerian man lured by a dubious "family" lawyer into making an occult business deal within a similarly marginalized setting: one of Paris's largest and most diverse Kabyle ... See full summary »

Director:

Nassim Amaouche

Writers:

Nassim Amaouche (dialogue), Nassim Amaouche (screenplay)

Stars:

Nassim Amaouche, André Dussollier, Laetitia Casta

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nassim Amaouche	...	Samir
André Dussollier	...	Jean
Laetitia Casta	...	Jeanne
Djemel Barek	...	Le père de Samir
Alexis Clergeon	...	L'enfant
Kamel Labroudi	...	Karim
Mohand Taferka	...	Le vieux chef
Hammou Graïa	...	Belkacem
Moussa Brahimi	...	Le chef du conseil
Abbes Zahmani	...	Arezki
Mustapha Belabbas	...	Akli
Afida Tahri	...	La belle-mère de Samir
Ahcène Nini	...	Le patron du Djurdjura
François-Xavier Phan	...	Le réparateur hi-fi
Dominique Reymond	...	Dr. Reymond

Storyline

A young French-Algerian man lured by a dubious "family" lawyer into making an occult business deal within a similarly marginalized setting: one of Paris's largest and most diverse Kabyle communities. Having been drawn into the family bar business by his estranged father, Samir still agonizes over the memory of his late mother, while falling in love with a beautiful and mysterious single mom.

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Genres:

Drama

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Trivia

A young French-Algerian man lured by a dubious "family" lawyer into making an occult business deal within a similarly marginalized setting: one of Paris's largest and most diverse Kabyle.

User Reviews

What a beautiful little movie

I liked this feature which is also a sort of semi documentary about North African community in Paris works. Interesting indeed of how those people from Algeria live among themselves, their habits...It's also a cute little story of a young man in search for a meaning of his life. The directing and story telling are made in such a way that you feel strangely attracted by this offbeat, fascinating story, so unusual, but also so french. Andre Dussolier is here as good as usual. The other Arabs actors are effective too. I thank french movie industry to give us such kind of movies. It permits us to discover foreign cultures, other people's roots, those people whom we live close to. I highly recommend it.

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

22 July 2015 (France)

Also Known As:

The Apaches

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$74,287

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ad Vitam Production, France Télévisions, Canal+

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Color:

Color