The Man Who Was Looking at the Windows

Overview

A police office in Algiers sometime after independence. Mr Rachid, father, around fifty years old, former colonial official transferred to the cinema annex library. Mr. Rachid, disappointed and exasperated by his sad life, faced with an inspector who questions him, tries to explain: why did he kill his former department head after a long night of wandering?

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1985

Original language

French

Spoken languages

Arabic

Countries

Algeria

Cast

Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir,Allel El Mouhib,Fazia Chemloul,Boudjemaâ Karèche

Director

Merzak Allouache

Writer

Mohamed Saïd Bougermouh

Cinematography

Smaïl Lakhdar-Hamina

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0299996