The Repentant 2013

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Drama

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 Rachid it's the beginning of a one-way journey of violence, secrets and manipulation.

Release Date 2013-04-10
Runtime 1h 27m
Director Merzak Allouache
Producers Yacine Djadi, Marianne Dumoulin, Jacques Bidou
Writer Merzak Allouache