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Les Ambassadeurs (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Les Ambassadeurs' (, ) is a Tunisian film produced in 1975 by Naceur Ktari. It won the 'Tanit d'or' for best film Carthage Film Festival in 1976 and the special jury prize at Locarno International Film Festival the same year. It was selected for the 1978 Cannes Film Festival in the category "'Un Certain Regard'".
Synopsis
In the Goutte d'Or neighborhood of Paris, North African immigrants share a tiny apartment amongst their French neighbors. The two communities get along uneasily, their relationship rife with misunderstandings and mutual offense. Salah (Sidi Ali Kouiret), from the southern Maghreb, is a witness to this immigrant life in Paris and to the day to day incidents which make up the life of his compatriots. They, excepting those willing to pursue a life of petty crime, live a life of tedium and depression. French racists in the area escalate tensions with a series of attacks that end in a double murder. Salah, with the help of his friends, decides to organise protests against the injustice they face.
Acting credits
*Sidi Ali Kouiret as Salah
*Jacques Rispal as Albert
*Tahar Kebali as Mehdi
*Marcel Cuvelier as Pierre
*Mohamed Hamam as Ahmed
*Dominique Lacarriere as Zohra
*Faouzi Kasri as Ali
*Pierre Forget as Cecelle
*Dynn Yaad as Kamel
*Franoise Thuries as Teacher
*Med Hondo as Med
*Catherine Rivet as Catherine
*Didane Oumer as Hedi
*Franois Dyrek as Paul
*Raoul Curet as Teacher
*Gilberte Gniat as Baker
*Guy Mairesse as Le guetteur
*Khmas Khayati as Aziz
*Paul Pavel as Journalist
*Denise Peron as Denise
*Alice Reichen as Instructor
*Yves Wecker as Nicolas
*Jenny Clve as Simone
*Annie Noel as Josette
*Omar Chouiref
*Berabah Rabah
*Abdellatif Hamrouni
*Samir Ayedi
Production credits
*Script : Lise Bouzidi, Christine Jancovici, Ahmed Kassem, Naceur Ktari et Grard Mauger
*Director : Naceur Ktari
*Editing : Franois Ceppi et Larbi Ben Ali
*Music : Hamadi Ben Othman
*Photography : Jean-Jacques Rochut
*Scenery : Denis Martin Sisteron
*Sound : Antoine Bonfanti, Auguste Galli et Hechmi Joulak
*Format : colour (35 mm)
Producers
*Unit Trois : Alain Dahan (France)
*SATPEC : Hassen Daldoul (Tunisia)
*OGEK (Libya)
Recognition
* Tanit d'or for best film Journes cinmatographiques de Carthage (1976)
* Prix spcial du jury du Festival international du film de Locarno (1976)
* Slectionn au Festival de Cannes pour "Un certain Regard" (1978)
References
* This article incorporates a translation from French Wikipedia of :fr:Les Amabasadeurs (film), Retrieved 13 February 2008.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110519225213/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/156205/Les-Ambassadeurs/overview Les Amabasadeurs] at the New York Times.
* Roy Armes. African Filmmaking: North and South of the Sahara. Indiana University Press (2006) pp. 8283
* Gnl Dnmez-Colin. The Cinema of North Africa and the Middle East. Wallflower Press (2007). pp7172
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