Drama ·Comedy · Algeria · 1982 · 2h 5m

The Empire of Dreams

أحلام (Ahlam)

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Director
Jean-Pierre Lledo
Cast
Sid Ali Kouiret as Jamil Charif Fettouma Ousliha-Bouamari as L'Actrice Brahim Hadjadj as Le Voyou Mustapha El Anka as Salah Teskouk as Zorro Abdelkrim Baba Aissa as Le Monteur
Crew
Smaïl Lakhdar-Hamina — Director of Photography Kahéna Attia — Editor Jean-Pierre Lledo — Writer
Synopsis

A stubborn director who wants to rediscover the Algiers of his childhood comes up against the “Hollywood” fantasies of his characters, non-professionals all hoping to be able to become “someone else”, at least for the duration of a film… Mise en abyme for a journey into megalomania…

Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Jean-Pierre Lledo Director Smaïl Lakhdar-Hamina Director of Photography Kahéna Attia Editor Jean-Pierre Lledo Writer
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