First Step (1980)
• January 2nd, 1980 • 1h 30min
Drama, Comedy
Overview
A modern couple seeks to find marital happiness in a context where Algerian society is taking the “first step” towards female emancipation. A woman becomes president of a popular municipal assembly. Will she find happiness ?
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