CinemaOSMovie · 1980 · 2h 9m

Ali in Wonderland

95%(2)IMDbDramaComedy

In the 1980s, barely 18 years after Algeria's independence, Algerian immigration to France massively fueled the construction industry, responding to a demand for hard, undervalued labor. Behind the idea of ​​"selective immigration," these men were recruited primarily for their bras and their knock-kneed hands, shaped by construction sites. Invisible yet essential, they built roads, buildings, and infrastructure, often at the cost of precarious conditions. Ali, an Algerian crane operator in France, philosophically accepts the harassment faced by immigrants like himself on construction sites and in daily life. He hopes to escape his situation with the money he wins in the lottery, and from the top of his crane, he allows himself to dream, observing the world through binoculars. One day, the jackpot falls...

Directed byAhmed Rachedi

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 9m
Language
AR
Released
December 17, 1980
Studios
Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC)

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Djelloul Beghoura

Djelloul Beghoura

Ali

Mustapha El Anka

Mustapha El Anka

Saïd Hilmi

Saïd Hilmi

Salah

Corinne Brodbeck

Corinne Brodbeck

Thérèse

Albert Delpy

Albert Delpy

Jean-Christophe

Larbi Zekkal

Larbi Zekkal

Mustapha Kateb

Mustapha Kateb

Ahmed Snoussi

Ahmed Snoussi

Ahmed

Henri Poirier

Henri Poirier

Andrée Tainsy

Andrée Tainsy

Creative team
Directed by
Ahmed Rachedi
Ahmed Rachedi
Written by
Ahmed Rachedi
Ahmed Rachedi
Rachid Boudjedra
Rachid Boudjedra

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