The Empire of Dreams
1982•2h 5m•10.0•Released
DramaComedy
A stubborn director who wants to rediscover the Algiers of his childhood comes up against the “Hollywood” fantasies of his characters, non-professionals all hoping to be able to become “someone else”, at least for the duration of a film… Mise en abyme for a journey into megalomania…
Director
Jean-Pierre Lledo
Writer
Jean-Pierre Lledo
Languages
Arabic, French
Studio
Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC)
Cast
Sid Ali Kouiret
Jamil Charif
Fettouma Ousliha-Bouamari
L'Actrice
Brahim Hadjadj
Le Voyou
Mustapha El Anka
Salah Teskouk
Zorro
Abdelkrim Baba Aissa
Le Monteur
Mohamed Bouamari
Aissa Ifrah
Le Réalisateur
Mahmoud Aziz
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