Les Ambassadeurs (film)

Infobox Film
name = Les Ambassadeurs


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director = Naceur Ktari
producer = Alain Dahan, Unité Trois (France)
Hassen Daldoul, SATPEC (Tunisia)
OGEK (Libya)
writer = Naceur Ktari
Lise Bouzidi,
Christine Jancovici,
Ahmed Kassem,
Gérard Mauger
narrator =
starring = Sidi Ali Kouiret
Jacques Rispal
Tahar Kebaïli
Amal Ayouch
Marcel Cuvelier

music = Hamadi Ben Othman
cinematography = Jean-Jacques Rochut
editing = François Ceppi
Larbi Ben Ali
distributor =
released =27 April 1977 (France)
15 September 1977 (Canada)
runtime = 1 hour, 42 minutes.
country = flagicon|Tunisia Tunisia
flagicon|France France
flagicon|Libya Libya

language =French
budget =
gross =
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amg_id =1:156205
imdb_id = 0074131

"Les Ambassadeurs" ( _ar. السفراء, "The Ambassadors") is a Tunisian film produced in 1975 by Naceur Ktari. It won the "Tanit d'or" for best film Carthage Film Festival in 1976 and the special jury prize at Locarno International Film Festival the same year. It was selected for the Cannes Film Festival in 1978 for the category "Un certain Regard".

Synopsis

In the Goutte d'Or neighborhood of Paris, North African immigrants share a tiny apartment amongst their French neighbors. The two communities get along uneasily, their relationship rife with misunderstandings and mutual offense. Salah (Sidi Ali Kouiret), from the southern Maghreb, is a witness to this immigrant life in Paris and to the day to day incidents which make up the life of his compatriots. They, excepting those willing to pursue a life of petty crime, live a life of tedium and depression. French racists in the area escalate tensions with a series of attacks that end in a double murder. Salah, with the help of his friends, decides to organise protests against the injustice they face.

Acting credits

*Sidi Ali Kouiret : Salah
*Jacques Rispal : Albert
*Tahar Kebaïli : Mehdi
*Marcel Cuvelier : Pierre
*Mohamed Hamam : Ahmed
*Dominique Lacarriere : Zohra
*Faouzi Kasri : Ali
*Pierre Forget : Cecelle
*Dynn Yaad : Kamel
*Françoise Thuries : Teacher
*Med Hondo : Med
*Catherine Rivet : Catherine
*Didane Oumer : Hedi
*François Dyrek : Paul
*Raoul Curet : Teacher
*Gilberte Géniat : Baker
*Guy Mairesse : Le guetteur
*Khémaïs Khayati : Aziz
*Paul Pavel : Journalist
*Denise Peron : Denise
*Alice Reichen : Instructor
*Yves Wecker : Nicolas
*Jenny Clève : Simone
*Annie Noel : Josette
*Omar Chouiref
*Berabah Rabah
*Abdellatif Hamrouni
*Samir Ayedi

Production credits

*Script : Lise Bouzidi, Christine Jancovici, Ahmed Kassem, Naceur Ktari et Gérard Mauger
*Director : Naceur Ktari
*Editing : François Ceppi et Larbi Ben Ali
*Music : Hamadi Ben Othman
*Photography : Jean-Jacques Rochut
*Scenery : Denis Martin Sisteron
*Sound : Antoine Bonfanti, Auguste Galli et Hechmi Joulak
*Format : colour (35 mm)

Producers

*Unité Trois : Alain Dahan (France)
*SATPEC : Hassen Daldoul (Tunisia)
*OGEK (Libya)

Recognition

* Tanit d'or for best film Journées cinématographiques de Carthage (1976)
* Prix spécial du jury du Festival international du film de Locarno (1976)
* Sélectionné au Festival de Cannes pour « Un certain Regard » (1978)

References

* This article encorporates a translation from French Wikipedia of , retrieved 13 February 2008.
* [http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/156205/Les-Ambassadeurs/overview Les Amabasadeurs] at the New York Times.
* Roy Armes. African Filmmaking: North and South of the Sahara. Indiana University Press (2006) pp.82-83 ISBN 0253218985
* Gönül Dönmez-Colin. The Cinema of North Africa and the Middle East. Wallflower Press (2007). pp71-72 ISBN 1905674104

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