Once Upon a Time in Algeria
Schedule
Sun Dec 01 2024 at 04:00 pm
UTC+00:00Location
Phoenix Cinema Oxford | Oxford, EN
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A joyful and nostalgic love letter to the Algiers of Alexandre Arcady’s youth, this enchanting autobiographical family drama recreates the vibrant Mediterranean city of the early 60s. With an ex-French Foreign Legion father who harbours dubious claims to Hungarian nobility, a beautiful and long-suffering Algerian Jewish mother, and a close- knit if somewhat shady extended family, 15-year-old Antoine’s main concern is how to navigate his secret crush on Josette, the girl in the apartment upstairs. Meanwhile, Algerian nationalists are eager to rid themselves of their French colonial masters, and Algeria’s ancient Jewish community is finding itself on the losing side of an increasingly dangerous and violent struggle.
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Where is it happening?
Phoenix Cinema Oxford, 56 Walton Street, Oxford, OX2 6AE, United Kingdom,Oxford, OxfordshireEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
