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What the Day Owes the Night

September 12 2012 (about 12 years ago)
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  • Director: Alexandre Arcady
  • Genres: Drama, Romance
  • Runtime: 3 h 2 m
  • Budget: $17
  • Country: France
  • Company: Wild Bunch

Algeria, the 1930s. Younes is nine years old when he is put in his uncle's care in Oran. Rebaptized Jonas, he grows up among the Rio Salado youths, with whom he becomes friends. Emilie is one of the gang; everyone is in love with her. A great love story develops between Jonas and Emilie, which is soon unsettled by the conflicts troubling the country.