Drama Comedy
In the 1980s, barely 18 years after Algeria's independence, Algerian immigration to France massively fueled the construction industry, responding to a demand for hard, undervalued labor. Behind the idea of ​​"selective immigration," these men were recruited primarily for their bras and their knock-kneed hands, shaped by construction sites. Invisible yet essential, they built roads, buildings, and infrastructure, often at the cost of precarious conditions. Ali, an Algerian crane operator in France, philosophically accepts the harassment faced by immigrants like himself on construction sites and in daily life. He hopes to escape his situation with the money he wins in the lottery, and from the top of his crane, he allows himself to dream, observing the world through binoculars. One day, the jackpot falls...
Directed by
Ahmed Rachedi
Written by
Ahmed Rachedi, Rachid Boudjedra
Henri Poirier
Andrée Tainsy
Jean Valmont
Albert Delpy
Jean-Christophe
Corinne Brodbeck
Thérèse
Mustapha El Anka
Djelloul Beghoura
Ali
Larbi Zekkal
Saïd Hilmi
Salah
Mustapha Kateb
Ahmed Snoussi
Ahmed
Donato Bastos

Your rating