Elise, or Real Life

Elise, or Real Life (1970)

November 25th, 19701h 44min

Drama
60%

Overview

In the middle of the Algerian war, Elise, from Bordeaux, “goes” to Paris to join her brother to earn her living in an automobile factory. There she meets Arezki, an Algerian nationalist activist with whom she falls in love. A chronicle of working life at the time and which highlights the extent of police repression against Algerians.


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