About UK Jewish Film Festival: Once Upon A Time In Algeria
A joyful and nostalgic love letter to the Algiers of his 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 closeknit 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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Duration includes trailers, adverts and any Q&A/panel. For events such as NT Live, Colour Box and Reel & Meal there will be minimal advertising. We do not admit latecomers after the main feature has started and we have a limited food & drink policy.
MAC’s cinema programme has been generously supported by BFI Film Audience Network and Film Hub Midlands.
