Living in Paradise

Name: Living in Paradise
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 1999-03-17
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Rating: 6.10
Cast: Farida Rahouadj, Omar Bekhaled, Fadila Belkebla, Roschdy Zem

– Set in France in 1961-1962 during the Algerian War, Living in Paradise is a thought-provoking examin..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.10 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 45 Minutes

Release Year:

1998

Original Name:

Vivre au paradis

Set in France in 1961-1962 during the Algerian War, Living in Paradise is a thought-provoking examination of the lives of North African immigrants trying to find a place in the social system of Western Europe.

Story Timeline:

1960s

Producing Country:

Algeria, Norway, Belgium, France

Filming Locations:

Paris France

Genre:

History, War, Drama

Release Date:

17 Mar 1999

Language:

French, Arabic

Directed by:

Bourlem Guerdjou

Story Written By:

Bourlem Guerdjou, Brahim Benaïcha, Olivier Lorelle, Olivier Douyère

Main Actors:

Farida Rahouadj, Omar Bekhaled, Fadila Belkebla, Roschdy Zem

Plot:

1961-1962, the Algerian War is under way, Lakhdar, an immigrant construction worker, lives in the Nanterre shantytown which is 3km away from Paris. He can no longer bear living alone, far from his family in Southern Algeria. Once he succeeds in bringing them to France, he starts looking for a decent apartment. Just as he is about to reach his goal, at the cost of a betrayal, history strikes back at him...

Awards:

6 wins & 1 nomination.

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.2/10

#Political Activism

#Algerian

#Warehouse

#Demonstration

#Arab

#Poverty

#Racism