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.
Cast
Nora Arnezeder
Émilie
Fu'ad Aït Aattou
Younès / Jonas
Anne Parillaud
Madame Cazenave
Vincent Perez
Juan Rucillio
Anne Consigny
Madeleine
Mohamed Fellag
Mohamed
Nicolas Giraud
Fabrice
Olivier Barthélémy
Jean-Cristophe
Marine Vacth
Isabelle
Matthias Van Khache
Simon/Michel adulte
Tayeb Belmihoub
Issa
Salim Kéchiouche
Djelloul
Moussa Maaskri
Krimo
Abbes Zahmani
Bliss
Jean-Claude de Goros
Le maire de Rio Salado
Stefan Godin
Comandant de Gendarmerie
Jeanne Bournaud
Hélène
Sarra El Borj
Zineb
Sébastien Magne
José
Jean-Pierre Becker
L'instituteur
Frédéric Longbois
Le chanteur
Ahcène Benzerrari
Le caïd
Daniel Saint-Hamont
Le notaire
Iyad Bouchi
Younès / Jonas (enfant)
Nova-Louna Castano
Émilie (enfant)
Ilana Ferreira
Isabelle (enfant)
Martin Rompteaux
Jean-Christophe (enfant)
Nicolas Rompteaux
Simon (enfant)
Eliott Lobrot
Fabrice (enfant)
Inès Daldoul
Zahra (enfant)
Med Hédi
Michel (enfant)
Khalil Letaief
Michel (enfant)
Jean-François Poron
Jonas
Jacques Frantz
Jean-Christophe (70 ans)
Samira Laabadi
Unknown
Abderrazek Hammami
Unknown
Farès Belhassen
Unknown
Nissaf Ben Hafsia
Unknown
Armel Sosso
Unknown
Nejib Belhassen
Unknown
Jamel Sassi
Unknown
Med Walid Messaoudi
Unknown
Jean-Marc Mercier
Unknown
Guy Amram
Unknown
Lotfi Ben Belgacem
Unknown
Nebris Belkacem
Unknown
Fares Landoulsi
Unknown
Bernadette Machilot
Unknown
André Ferre
Unknown
Yadh Beji
Unknown
Pierre Roukhon
Unknown
Pierre Abbou
Le cafetier Oran
Crew
Alexandre Arcady
Director, Writer, Producer
Daniel Saint-Hamont
Writer
Blandine Stintzy
Writer
Yasmina Khadra
Novel
Manuel De Sousa
Editor
Gilles Henry
Director of Photography
Inigo Lezzi
Executive Producer
Patricia Motte
Executive Producer
Christophe Louis
Producer
Nadia Khamlichi
Producer
Adrian Politowski
Producer
Gilles Waterkeyn
Producer
Pierre-Jacques Bénichou
Casting
Eric Perron
Costume Design
Stella Bertiglia
Hairstylist
Amel Ouechtati
Makeup Artist
Emmanuelle Velghe
Makeup Artist
Didier Lozahic
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Amaury de Nexon
Sound
François Lepeuple
Foley Artist
Jérémy Babinet
Foley Editor
Armand Amar
Original Music Composer
Emmanuel Maintigneux
Set Decoration
Tony Egry
Art Direction
Virginie Berland
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