Algeria, the 1930s. Younes is nine years old when he is put in his uncle's care in Oran. Rebaptized Jonas, he grows up among the Rio Salado youths, with whom he becomes friends. Emilie is one of the gang; everyone is in love with her. A great love story develops between Jonas and Emilie, which is soon unsettled by the conflicts troubling the country.
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Nora Arnezeder
Émilie
Alexandre Arcady
Director
Daniel Saint-Hamont
Writer
Alexandre Arcady
Writer
Blandine Stintzy
Writer
Yasmina Khadra
Novel
Inigo Lezzi
Executive Producer
Patricia Motte
Executive Producer
Adrian Politowski
Producer
Nadia Khamlichi
Producer
Christophe Louis
Producer
Alexandre Arcady
Producer
Gilles Waterkeyn
Producer
Gilles Henry
Director of Photography
Armand Amar
Original Music Composer
Manuel De Sousa
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