A veteran of the Indochina war, a doctor emigrated to Kabylia. He is torn between his love for the sister of a rebel group and his duty as a patriot.
Acting
Chicot's exhausted eyes carry years of unwinnable wars.
Cinematography
Kabylia landscapes that dwarf human conflicts beautifully.
Writing
Dialogue that knows when silence hurts more.

Director
Gilles Béhat
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Béhat shot in actual Kabylia during a fragile ceasefire; some locations were militarily restricted.
Released as Algeria's civil war intensified, making its colonial love story politically radioactive in France.
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