Movie
What the Day Owes the Night
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.
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What the Day Owes the Night was released September 12, 2012. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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.
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More about What the Day Owes the Night
Cast
Nora ArnezederÉmilie
Fu'ad Aït AattouYounès / Jonas
Anne ParillaudMadame Cazenave
Vincent PerezJuan Rucillio
Anne ConsignyMadeleine
Mohamed FellagMohamed
Nicolas GiraudFabrice
Olivier BarthélémyJean-CristopheCredits
- Directed by
- Alexandre Arcady
- Written by
- Daniel Saint-Hamont, Alexandre Arcady, Blandine Stintzy, Yasmina Khadra
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
- Original title
- Ce que le jour doit à la nuit
- Budget
- $17
Production
Wild BunchFrance