Cast
Boualem Benani Farida Guenaneche Mustapha Hasnaoui
Credits
Written by: 
Merzak Allouache
Music: Ahmed Malek
Plot
Omar, a young civil servant in Algiers, lives for his cassette recorder and records songs and the sounds of his city. After he hears the voice of a woman on a tape, he falls in love with her without having met her. Merzak Allouache's 1976 film is a humorous, realistic portrait of young urban men in post-independence Algeria, and a landmark of Algerian cinema.
Sinekatalog’s take
Merzak Allouache's comedy follows a young Algiers civil servant who lives for his cassette recorder and falls in love with a voice on a tape. Funny, tender and sharp, it is a landmark of Algerian cinema and a lively portrait of urban youth.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.6 / 10 (208 votes)
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