What The Day Owes The Night

– Algeria, the 1930s. Younes is nine years old when he is put in his uncle's care in Oran. Rebaptized ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.80 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 42 Minutes
Release Year:
2012
Original Name:
Ce que le jour doit à la nuit
What the Day Owes the Night (2012) - Also known as Ce que le jour doit à la nuit

Algeria, the 1930s. Younes is nine years old when he is put in his uncle's care in Oran. Rebaptized Jonas, he grows up among the Rio Salado youths, with whom he becomes friends. Emilie is one of the gang; everyone is in love with her. A great love story develops between Jonas and Emilie, which is soon unsettled by the conflicts troubling the country.

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What the Day Owes the Night (2012) - Trailer

Release Date:

12 Sep 2012

Language:

French

Director:

Alexandre Arcady

Writer:

Alexandre Arcady (screenplay), Alexandra Deman (collaboration), Yasmina Khadra (based on book by), Antoine Lacomblez (collaboration), Katie Pouchaudon (collaboration), Daniel Saint-Hamont (screenplay), Blandine Stintzy (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Nora Arnezeder, Fu'ad Aït Aattou, Anne Parillaud, Vincent Perez

Plot:

Algeria, the 1930s. Younes is nine years old when he is put in his uncle's care in Oran. Rebaptized Jonas, he grows up among the Rio Salado youths, with whom he becomes friends. Emilie is one of the gang; everyone is in love with her. A great love story develops between Jonas and Emilie, which is soon unsettled by the conflicts troubling the country.

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uFilm

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.8/10