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Djalti

Djalti poster
Directed by
Mohamed Ifticene

How it feels

A teenage boy from Oran runs away from home after a violent fight with his father. The film follows his aimless travels and encounters as he tries to find his place.

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What happens

El Djalti (Arabic: الجلطي) is a 1980 Algerian drama film directed by Mohamed Ifticene and produced by RTA. The film follows the wandering of a teenage boy from Oran after a violent dispute with his father, reflecting the Algerian television fiction style of the 1970s–1980s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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