571420
571420

Oranges Amères

1997-04-16
6
fr 90m
Drama
Recognizing no boundaries to her love, Angele manages to foment riots, rages and tragedy in colonial Algeria. Angele, an Algerian colonist with impeccably French origins, has fallen in love with Said, the assistant in her brother-in-law's bakery shop. Said is conscious of his Arab origins and traditions, and Angele has her work cut out for her if she wants to persuade him to marry her. Once she does, all hell breaks loose, as neither her European-origin peers nor Said's conservative Arab family approve of the union. When word of the proposed marriage gets out, strikes, violence and murder quickly follow, ruining not only Angele's life, but the lives of those around her. Her brother-in-law Paco, meanwhile, has been doggedly trying to get along and raise his family in an increasingly chaotic and difficult situation.

Writer

Michel Such

Director of Photography

Michel Cénet

Editor

Jean-Bernard Bonis

Production Design

Claude Bennys

Costume Design

Anissa B'Diri

Makeup Artist

Michèle Constantinides

algeria djazair

Status

Released

Countries

  • France
  • Italy

Companies

  • PFA Films
  • Mediaset
  • Mate Producciones S.A.
  • Les Films Ariane