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DecentGoodWatch scoreSummary
A semi-autobiographical story, based on the life of director, in which a young boy is left home alone to watch over the family residence when his impoverished family emigrates to France. The boy discovers the joy of movies at a local cinema and begins to try and re-enact them.
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Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 70GoodWatch 64
IMDb7.0
Running time
1 h 35 min
Shorter than most dramas, −14 min on the typical 109
typical 10995Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
1994
January 2, 1994
32 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
French
Original language
Also spoken
ArabicMade in
Algeria
Tunisia
Directing · 1
- Azdine Melliti Director, Writer
Writing · 1
- Nina Jo Baker Writer
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