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Vivre au paradis

Vivre au paradis

1998Movie⏱️ 1h 45m
DramaHistoryWar
6.5
IMDB Rating
161 votes

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.

Director
Bourlem Guerdjou
Writers
Brahim Benaïcha, Olivier Douyère, Bourlem Guerdjou
Stars
Roschdy Zem, Fadila Belkebla, Omar Bekhaled
Release Date
March 17, 1999
Language
French, Arabic
Country
France, Algeria, Belgium, Norway
🏆 6
Wins
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 1
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Roschdy Zem
Roschdy Zem
as Lakhdar
Fadila Belkebla
Fadila Belkebla
as Nora
👤
Omar Bekhaled
as Rachid
Farida Rahouadj
Farida Rahouadj
as Ouarda
👤
Ramzi Brari
as Brahim
👤
Mustapha Adouani
as Belkacem
👤
Sabrina Jellassi
as Assiä
👤
Pierre Berriau
as Le docteur
Hiam Abbass
Hiam Abbass
👤
Dalila Meftahi

🎬 Technical Specs

Sound
Dolby SR
Color
Color
Filming Location
Tunisia
Production
Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, 3B Productions, Arte France Cinéma

🏷️ Keywords

paris massacre of 1961algerianalgerian warimmigrantshantytown

🎯 Categories

FrenchDramaHistoryWar

⭐ Featured Review

First movie about a forgotten part of French history
by gtran1999-10-22

"Recent French history is full of holes that moviemakers tend to fill slowly because of local taboos. Though there are now many movies about suburban life and the plight of the second and third generation immigrant families, little had been shown (and told) about their parents who came in France to work. `Living in paradise' tells the story of an Algerian man who lives in a shanty town in Nanterre in the 60's, a place very similar to Rio's favelas, for instance. He arranges for his family to come to France, but he now needs to find a decent place to live, because the `paradise&ap..."

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📖 Synopsis

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.