The RepentantDirected by Merzak Allouache
Genres : Fiction - Runtime : 1 h 27 min
French release : 10/04/2013
Production year : 2012
DirectorActorsSynopsis Algeria region of the high flatlands. As Islamist groups continue to spread terror, Rashid, a young Jihadist, leaves the mountains to return to his village. In keeping with the law “of pardon and
national harmony”, he has to surrender to the police and give up his weapon. He thus receives amnesty and becomes a “repenti”. But the law cannot erase his crimes and for Rashid it is the beginning of a one-way journey of violence, secrets and manipulation. Production photos (6)
Press book (2)Production and distributionCo-production : JBA Production
Foreign production company : Baya Films
Film export/Foreign Sales : Doc & Film International
French distribution : Sophie Dulac Distribution
Full creditsScreenwriter : Merzak Allouache
Co-producers : Jacques Bidou, Marianne Dumoulin
Director of Photography : Mohamed Tayeb Laggoune
Sound Recordists : Ali Mahfiche, Xavier Thibault, Carole Verner, Julien Perez
Press Attachés (film) : Laurence Granec, Karine Ménard
Editor : Sylvie Gadmer
Technical detailsFeature film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Drama
Production language : Arabic
Nationality : Minority French (Algeria, France)
Production year : 2012
French release : 10/04/2013
Runtime : 1 h 27 min
Current status : Released
Visa number : 133.965
Visa issue date : 23/10/2012
Screening format :
DCP
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.85
Sound format : Dolby 5.1
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