What the Day Owes the Night (2012)
Ce que le jour doit à la nuit
162 min
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.
- Release date
- September 12, 2012
- Country of origin
- France
- Budget
- $17
Where to watch
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Cast
- Nora Arnezeder as Émilie
- Fu'ad Aït Aattou as Younès
- Anne Parillaud as Madame Cazenave
- Vincent Perez as Juan Rucillio
- Anne Consigny as Madeleine
- Mohamed Fellag as Mohamed
- Nicolas Giraud as Fabrice
- Olivier Barthélémy as Jean-Christophe
- Marine Vacth as Isabelle
- Matthias Van Khache as Simon
- Salim Kechiouche as Djelloul
- Moussa Maaskri as Krimo
- Abbes Zahmani as Bliss
- Jean-Claude de Goros as Le maire de Rio Salado
- Stéfan Godin as Comandant de Gendarmerie
- Jeanne Bournaud as Hélène
- Jean-Pierre Becker as L'instituteur
- Frédéric Longbois as Le chanteur
- Daniel Saint-Hamont as Le notaire
- Nora Arnezeder as Jonas' girlfriend
- Fu'ad Aït Aattou as Jonas
- Anne Parillaud as Émilie's mother
- Matthias Van Khache as Michel
Crew
- Alexandre Arcady · Director
- Yasmina Khadra · Writer
- Daniel Saint-Hamont · Writer
- Alexandre Arcady · Writer
- Blandine Stintzy · Writer
- Alexandre Arcady · Producer
- Armand Amar · Composer
- Gilles Henry · Cinematographer
- Manuel De Sousa · Editor
- Pierre-Jacques Bénichou · Casting director