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Until the Birds Return

En Attendant Les Hirondelles

2017 · 113 min · Drama

Three loosely linked stories in present-day Algeria — a newly rich developer, a young woman torn between duty and love, and a doctor shadowed by his past — trace the fault lines of a society in flux. A quietly searching portrait of the contemporary Arab world.

Runtime
113 min
Genre
Drama
Mood
thoughtful
Entry
some context
Best for
character-driven drama
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Part of 10 Essential Films from Algeria

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