What the Day Owes the Night

Synopsis

Algeria, 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.

Cast

Nora Arnezeder

Émilie

Fu'ad Aït Aattou

Younès / Jonas

Anne Parillaud

Madame Cazenave

Vincent Perez

Juan Rucillio

Anne Consigny

Madeleine

Mohamed Fellag

Mohamed

Nicolas Giraud

Fabrice

Olivier Barthélémy

Jean-Cristophe

Marine Vacth

Isabelle

Matthias Van Khache

Simon/Michel adulte

Tayeb Belmihoub

Issa

Salim Kéchiouche

Djelloul

Moussa Maaskri

Krimo

Abbes Zahmani

Bliss

Jean-Claude de Goros

Le maire de Rio Salado

Stefan Godin

Comandant de Gendarmerie

Jeanne Bournaud

Hélène

Sarra El Borj

Zineb

Sébastien Magne

José

Jean-Pierre Becker

L'instituteur

Crew

Art

• Tony Egry Art Direction
• Emmanuel Maintigneux Set Decoration

Camera

• Gilles Henry Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

• Eric Perron Costume Design
• Virginie Berland Wigmaker
• Stella Bertiglia Hairstylist
• Amel Ouechtati Makeup Artist
• Emmanuelle Velghe Makeup Artist

Directing

• Alexandre Arcady Director

Editing

• Manuel De Sousa Editor

Production

• Alexandre Arcady Producer
• Inigo Lezzi Executive Producer
• Christophe Louis Producer
• Patricia Motte Executive Producer
• Nadia Khamlichi Producer
• Adrian Politowski Producer
• Gilles Waterkeyn Producer
• Pierre-Jacques Bénichou Casting

Sound

• Armand Amar Original Music Composer
• Jérémy Babinet Foley Editor
• Amaury de Nexon Sound
• François Lepeuple Foley Artist
• Didier Lozahic Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Writing

• Yasmina Khadra Novel
• Daniel Saint-Hamont Writer
• Blandine Stintzy Writer
• Alexandre Arcady Writer