Under Another Sky (2002)
- Original title
- Les Chemins de l'oued
- Directed by
- Gaël Morel
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Rating
- 4.3 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young French man of Algerian descent accidentally kills a police officer. His family sends him to live with his grandfather in Algeria, where he tries to adjust to a new culture and faces pressure from his drug-dealing cousin and a social worker.
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What happens
Under Another Sky (French: Les Chemins de l'oued, lit. "The Ways of the Valley") is a French drama film, directed by Gaël Morel and released in 2002. The film stars Nicolas Cazalé as Sami, a young French man of Algerian descent who accidentally kills a police officer in a car accident; sent by his family to live with his grandfather (Mohamed Majd) in Algeria for his protection, he struggles to adapt to his new and unfamiliar environment, and is torn between the influence of his cousins Issam (Kheireddine Defdaf), a drug dealer in Algiers, and Nadia (Amira Casar), a social worker who works to help young victims of violence. The cast also includes Hamza Bennani, Kaoutar Mohamadi, Mohamed Said Arif, Clément Deva, Nabil Tahar, Amina Medjoubi, Mathieu Casado, Paul Morel and Akrame El Meziane. The film was the winner of the FIPRESCI Prize at the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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