Exiles
7 Feb 2007
Director: Tony Gatlif
France, Japan
2004
104 min
Two Algerian immigrants are outsiders in France, Zano and his girlfriend Naima decide to travel back to the land that their families were forced to flee when France colonised Algiers. The lovers travel from Paris making new friends along the way. The couple delight in their freedom and, surrounded by music, undergo a spiritual awaking as they experience the delights of the sounds and sights of cultures’ of migrating travellers and exiles. Tony Gatlif won Best Director at Cannes for Exiles. With English subtitles.