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  • Return to Algiers (2000)
  • 114 min | Drama
Return to Algiers (2000)
114 min | Drama

Famous TV news anchorman Pierre Nivel left Algiers for France in 1962. That's been a secret; his Paris co-workers have never known that he was formerly an Algerian pied noir. An Algerian delivers an urgent message to Pierre from a Leïla ...See moreFamous TV news anchorman Pierre Nivel left Algiers for France in 1962. That's been a secret; his Paris co-workers have never known that he was formerly an Algerian pied noir. An Algerian delivers an urgent message to Pierre from a Leïla Jalal... Algiers, 1962. The Nivels live in the same apartment building as the Moslem Jalal family. Lycée student Pierre is in love with their daughter, Leïla. The civil unrest in Algeria is heating up and violence is spreading in Algiers. At school, Pierre is friends with a Moslem student, Issam, but he is made fun of for that... Pierre's jet arrives in Algiers. As a celebrity, Pierre is met on arrival by a government official, Nader Mansour. Because of the civil war raging between the government and Islamic terrorists, they drive into the city in a heavily armed convoy. Pierre does not tell Mansour his real reason for returning: Leïla has asked him to help her daughter Amina escape to safety in France. Leïla has been unwillingly married to a terrorist chieftain, now dead, and Amina has been pledged to marry guerrilla leader Samir... Mansour escorts Pierre on a visit to see his former apartment. Pierre slips away and goes to find Leïla... Amina proves to be the very image of her mother 30 years before; Leïla refuses to accompany the two back to the hotel's relative safety. Getting exit documents for Amina is going to be a problem, and Mansour has relocated Pierre. Samir kidnaps Leïla to force the return of her daughter... Written by David Carless See less
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Mar 24, 2002 (United States)

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35 cast members
Name Known for
Antoine de Caunes
Pierre Nivel Pierre Nivel   See fewer
Nozha Khouadra
Amina / Leïla Amina / Leïla   See fewer
Saïd Amadis
Nader Mansour Nader Mansour   See fewer
Mathilda May
Nelly Azera Nelly Azera   See fewer
Wadeck Stanczak
Francis Francis   See fewer
Pierre Vaneck
Blanville Blanville   See fewer
François Noah
Pierre (young) (as François-Xavier Noah) Pierre (young) (as François-Xavier Noah)   See fewer
Dora Doll
Paula Azera Paula Azera   See fewer
Jean-Claude de Goros
Henri Nivel Henri Nivel   See fewer
Françoise Armelle
Adrienne Nivel (as Françoise Armelle-Chiche) Adrienne Nivel (as Françoise Armelle-Chiche)   See fewer
Marie Guillard
Alexandre Alexandre   See fewer
Raphaël Lenglet
Issam (young) Issam (young)   See fewer
Mostéfa Stiti
Fadel Jalal Fadel Jalal   See fewer
Abderrahmane El Kebir
Fadel's brother (as El Kebir) Fadel's brother (as El Kebir)   See fewer
Matthieu Boujenah
Young OAS member Young OAS member   See fewer
Lorànt Deutsch
Versanti Versanti   See fewer
Grégory Reznik
Constanza Constanza   See fewer
Elsa Zylberstein
Pierre Nivel's wife Pierre Nivel's wife   See fewer
Nadia Samir
Actress (voice) Actress (voice)   See fewer
Kahina Aït Younes
Actress (voice) Actress (voice)   See fewer
Daniel Saint-Hamont
Actor (voice) Actor (voice)   See fewer
Richard Berry
Récitant / Narrator Récitant / Narrator   See fewer
Mohamed Nesrate
Docteur Docteur   See fewer
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