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Alger la blanche (1986)

Farid, a teenager of Algerian descent, spends his free time hanging out with the wrong crowds in the suburbs south of Paris while maintaining a secret relationship with illustrator Jean. Both Jean and Farid are unsure about the future of their relationship - Farid wants Jean to move to Algiers with him, but Jean doesn't want to continue being Farid's secret. But when Farid becomes embroiled in a police matter, both his passionate private life and conservative family life hurtle towards one another, with explosive results.

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Top billed cast

Frédéric DebanJean
Ali BaoucheFarid
Farida ChroukiNahed
Aïssa DjabriHassan
Mohamed ZranMohammed
Sahalia BaoucheLa mère
Tawfik El SherbiniL'oncle
Larbi BekkaLe jeune cousin
Henri Lopez-TerresLe juge

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