For more than 10 years a slow war has been going on in Algeria.A war without battlefields yet with more than 100,000 people killed. It is the wilderness that Zina and Kamel-two young people, bewildered yet merry, gloomy yet undisturbed-want to traverse for the last time, before leaving for elsewhere.Without a passport, and therefore without a visa, Kamel has to find a smuggler.Along with the entertaining Zina, they walk the streets of Algiers and its suburbs looking for Bosco, the sailor who makes a business out of transporting people to Europe. Bosco seems to be everywhere-except for the places where Kamel looks for him. Direction: Tariq Teguia Sceenplay: Tariq Teguia Cinematography: Nasser Medjkane, Hacène Aït Kaci Editing: Andrée Davanture, Rodolphe Molla Sound: Corinne Gigon, Kader Affak Music: El Hachemi L'Kerafaoui Tchamba, Archie Shepp, Ornette Coleman, Cheb Azzedine Cast: Samira Kaddour (Zina), Rachid Amrani (Kamel) Producers: Yacine Teguia & Tariq Teguia (Neffa Films, Algeria), Cati Couteau (INA, France), Helge Albers (Flying Moon Filmproduktion, Germany). Production: Neffa Films (Algeria) 1h51 Algeria - France - Germany Release dates Italy: 5 September 2006 (Mostra del Cinema di Venezia) Mexico: 21 February 2007 (Festival Internacional de Cine Contemporáneo de la Ciudad de México) USA: 28 March 2007 (New Directors/New Films) France: 16 April 2008 Roadmovie over Algerijns jong stel dat zich een weg baant door suburbia en havengebied om aan een paspoort te komen dat nodig is om naar Italië te kunnen vertrekken. Genuanceerd en prikkelend spel krijgt veel ruimte in het kale decor van een dreigend Algiers. Algerije, Frankrijk, Duitsland 2006 Regisseur: Tariq Teguia Scenario: Tariq Teguia Cast: Rachid Amrani, Samira Kaddour, Ahmed Benaïssa, Kader Affak, Rabie Azzabi, Lali Maloufi, Fethi Ghares Photography: Nasser Medjkane, Hacène Aït Kaci Editor: Andrée Davanture, Rodolphe Molla Sound: Corinne Gigon, Kader Affak, Miriam René, Laurent Thomas Music: El Hachemi L'Kerafaoui, Tchamba, Archie Shepp, Ornette Coleman, Cheb Azzedine Productiebedrijf: Neffa Films, INA - Institut national de l'audiovisuel, Flying Moon Sales: Neffa Films Distributeur (NL): International Film Festival Rotterdam Print source: Neffa Films Length 111' Zina e Kamel sono due ragazzi algerini innamorati e il loro sogno è quello di sposarsi. Kamel però non ha né soldi né lavoro e, allettato dal sogno dell'Europa, decide di arrivare clandestinamente in Italia. Ma l'organizzazione del viaggio e la possibile partenza non è affatto semplice...