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.

Released

1986-06-23

Genres

Drama

Runtime

28 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Cyril Collard

TMDB rating

4.7/10 from 15 votes