What the Day Owes the Night
2012Algeria, 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.
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Nora Arnezeder
as Émilie
Fu'ad Aït Aattou
as Younès / Jonas
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-Cristophe
Marine Vacth
as Isabelle
Matthias Van Khache
as Simon/Michel adulte
Tayeb Belmihoub
as Issa
Salim Kéchiouche
as Djelloul
Moussa Maaskri
as Krimo
Abbes Zahmani
as Bliss
Jean-Claude de Goros
as Le maire de Rio Salado
Stefan Godin
as Comandant de Gendarmerie
Jeanne Bournaud
as Hélène
Sarah Elborj
as Zineb
Sébastien Magne
as José
Jean-Pierre Becker
as L'instituteur
Frédéric Longbois
as Le chanteur
Ahcène Benzerrari
as Le caïd
Daniel Saint-Hamont
as Le notaire
Iyad Bouchi
as Younès / Jonas (enfant)
Nova-Louna Castano
as Émilie (enfant)
Ilana Ferreira
as Isabelle (enfant)
Martin Rompteaux
as Jean-Christophe (enfant)
Nicolas Rompteaux
as Simon (enfant)
Eliott Lobrot
as Fabrice (enfant)
Inès Daldoul
as Zahra (enfant)
Med Hédi
as Michel (enfant)
Khalil Letaief
as Michel (enfant)
Jean-François Poron
as Jonas
Jacques Frantz
as Jean-Christophe (70 ans)
Samira Laabadi
Abderrazek Hammami
Farès Belhassen
Nissaf Ben Hafsia
Armel Sosso
Nejib Belhassen
Jamel Sassi
Med Walid Messaoudi
Jean-Marc Mercier
Guy Amram
Lotfi Ben Belgacem
Nebris Belkacem
Fares Landoulsi
Bernadette Machilot
André Ferre
Yadh Beji
Pierre Roukhon
Pierre Abbou
as Le cafetier Oran