Cast
Lamia Boussekine 
Nabil Asli Samir El Hakim Seddik Benyagoub Mohamed Terekkat Okacha Touita
Credits
Written by: 
Merzak Allouache
Plot
Young Algerians try to cross the sea to Spain.
Sinekatalog’s take
Merzak Allouache's drama follows young Algerians attempting to cross the sea in a small boat to Spain. Tense and compassionate, with a simple design, it is a powerful, timely portrait of hopelessness and emigration.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (197 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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