One Roof, One Family

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Yahia Benmabrouk
Yahia Benmabrouk

Ahmed Benaissa
Ahmed Benaissa

Mustapha El Anka
Mustapha El Anka

Ouardia Hamtouche
وردية حمتوش

Wahiba Zekkal
Wahiba Zekkal

Fawzi B. Saichi
Fawzi B. Saichi

Mustapha Chougrani
Mustapha Chougrani

Mustapha Kesdarli
Mustapha Kesdarli

Amina Medjoubi
Amina Medjoubi

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    سقف و عائلة (Saqat Wa'Aila)

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    Selim Mechoubine, a young man of 28, is the eldest of a large family. In the cramped accommodation he shares with his parents, brothers and sisters... he occupies the kitchen, the refuge of his dreams and his many fantasies. Selim, the court clerk where divorcing couples parade..., wants to get married. His mother finds him “the rare pearl”. But now, the bride's family demands that the couple have their own home... Selim's misadventure begins; he finds himself confronted with the problems of the housing crisis which forces him to begin a long quest, procedures, requests to find the sine qua non condition for his marriage.

  • Release Date

    1982-02-07

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    العربية
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