Drama · Algeria · 1985 · 1h 25m

The Man Who Was Looking at the Windows

L'Homme Qui Regardait Les Fenêtres

The Man Who Was Looking at the Windows poster
Director
Merzak Allouache
Cast
Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir as Rachid Boudjemaâ Karèche as Fazia Chemloul as Allel El Mouhib as
Crew
Smaïl Lakhdar-Hamina — Director of Photography Rachid Benallal — Editor Mohamed Saïd Bougermouh — Writer
Synopsis

A police office in Algiers sometime after independence. Mr Rachid, father, around fifty years old, former colonial official transferred to the cinema annex library. Mr. Rachid, disappointed and exasperated by his sad life, faced with an inspector who questions him, tries to explain: why did he kill his former department head after a long night of wandering?

Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Merzak Allouache Director Smaïl Lakhdar-Hamina Director of Photography Rachid Benallal Editor Mohamed Saïd Bougermouh Writer
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