Harragas is a 2009 film.

Harragas
Directed byMerzak Allouache
Written byMerzak Allouache
Screenplay byMerzak Allouache
Produced byLibrisfilms Baya Films France 2 Cinéma
StarringNabil Asli, Lamia Boussekine, Seddik Benyagoub, Mohamed Takerrat, Samir El Hakim
CinematographyPhilippe Guilbert
Edited bySylvie Gadmer
Music byDavid Hadjadj
Release date
  • 2009 (2009)
Running time
95 minutes
CountriesAlgeria
France

Synopsis

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Harragas are clandestine immigrants that flee their country to escape from poverty. The story takes place in Mostaganem, on the Algerian coast. The boatman, Hassan, prepares the secret crossing to Spain of a group of ten illegal immigrants that barely take anything with them: a change of clothes, a cell phone, and a bit of money. Harragas tells the odyssey of this group of people who dream of Spain, barely 125 miles from the Algerian coast and the door that opens onto the European "El Dorado".

Awards

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  • Festival de Cine Mediterráneo de Valencia 2009
  • Festival Internacional de Cine de Dubái 2009
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