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Ali in Wonderland

1980-12-17
9.5
ar 129m
DramaComedy
In the 1980s, barely 18 years after Algeria's independence, Algerian immigration to France massively fueled the construction industry, responding to a demand for hard, undervalued labor. Behind the idea of ​​"selective immigration," these men were recruited primarily for their bras and their knock-kneed hands, shaped by construction sites. Invisible yet essential, they built roads, buildings, and infrastructure, often at the cost of precarious conditions. Ali, an Algerian crane operator in France, philosophically accepts the harassment faced by immigrants like himself on construction sites and in daily life. He hopes to escape his situation with the money he wins in the lottery, and from the top of his crane, he allows himself to dream, observing the world through binoculars. One day, the jackpot falls...

Director

Ahmed Rachedi

Writer

Ahmed Rachedi

Writer

Rachid Boudjedra

Cinematography

Rachid Merabtine

Director of Photography

Rachid Merabtine

Music

Idir

algeria neo-colonialism working immigrants migratory workers djazair algerian diaspora poor workers sociological comedy french immigration history

Status

Released

Countries

  • Algeria

Companies

  • Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC)