The Man Who Was Looking at the Windows

1985 | 85 minutes | 10.0 ★ (1)

The Man Who Was Looking at the Windows
  • Overview

    A police office in Algiers sometime after independence. Mr Rachid, father, around fifty years old, former colonial official transferred to the cinema annex library. Mr. Rachid, disappointed and exasperated by his sad life, faced with an inspector who questions him, tries to explain: why did he kill his former department head after a long night of wandering?

  • Release Date

    01 January 1985

  • DirectingMerzak Allouache
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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