Plot Summary

In the middle of the Algerian war, Elise, from Bordeaux, “goes” to Paris to join her brother to earn her living in an automobile factory. There she meets Arezki, an Algerian nationalist activist with whom she falls in love. A chronicle of working life at the time and which highlights the extent of police repression against Algerians.

Movie Details

Original Title
Élise ou la vraie vie
Status
released
Original Language
fr

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Production Companies

Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC) logoOffice National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC)
Port Royal Films