[ VHS ou DVD disponible à la médiathèque des 3 mondes ] Sous la présidence de V. Giscard d'Estaing, les Algériens résidant en France se sont vus proposer la somme de 10 000 francs pour retourner dans leur pays. Une famille d'émigrés accepte le contrat. Une tentative de réinsertion colorée et savoureuse traitée avec humour.



Sortie en salle : 17/03/1982 Diffusion TV : 03/11/1987 (A2)





CinémAction/Hommes & Migrations n°56, juillet 1990 – Cinémas métis. / CNHI



Distinctions : Cannes 1981 – Prix de la Chance – Prix Jean Delmas

Chamrousse 1982 – Prix de la Critique internationale

Pessac 1995  

In accordance with the new Stoleru Law, an Algerian family living in France decides to benefit from the aid and come back to heir village of origin in Boufarik. The children born in the Paris suburbs, lipstick Fifi and Mustapha Travolta, will face centuries-old traditions. They don’t speak Arabic and, with their style and vocabulary, they quickly stand out in the local high school. Living in the lifestyle of french youth, they draw the ire of everyone, especially when they start seeing young locals Aïcha and Leïla. Called “Parisians”, they are rejected and when Lounès collects the money, he decides to move with his family to Algiers. Written in a comic mode, the cultural and generational shock and the issue of women are tackled with a lot of humor.