The Rooftops
A Feature film of
Produced by
Production year2013
French release06/05/2015
Runtime
1h 31m
Synopsis
A day passes, from dawn to nightfall, punctuated by calls to prayer. Surprising groups of people mill about and are busy on Algiers' rooftops. These spaces have become the open-air mirrors of the contradictions, violence, intolerance, and endless conflicts undermining Algerian society.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (10)
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producer : JBA Production
- Foreign production company : Baya Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : Elle Driver
- French distribution : Les Films de l'Atalante
Full credits (8)
- Executive Producers : Merzak Allouache, Marianne Dumoulin, Jacques Bidou
- Screenwriter : Merzak Allouache
- Director of Photography : Frédéric Derrien
- Assistant Director : Nadjib Oulebsir
- Editor : Sylvie Gadmer
- Sound recordists : Philippe Bouchez, Julien Perez
- Press Attaché (film) : Anne Guimet
- Sound Editor : Xavier Thibault
Media Gallery
Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Production language : Arabic
- Coproducer countries : France, Algeria
- Original French-language productions : No
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Algeria)
- Production year : 2013
- French release : 06/05/2015
- Runtime : 1 h 31 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 136.181
- Approval : Yes
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SR
Box-office & releases
TV broadcasting
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News & awards
News (4)
Selections (8)
Awards (1)
Abu Dhabi International Film Festival
United Arab Emirates, 2013
Best Director from the Arab World : Merzak Allouache
