i find this movie pretentious and lacking believability . for one thing and i be turn off by the fact that the language of choice be french although the story be in algeria and the character be algerian . i would understand this if the story be about algerian immigrant or second generation algerian in europe and but that be not the case . i do not understand french or arabic either way and but i find it bizarre and a if the director or producer shy away from arabic to appeal to french speaking crowd for commercial reason . the character development be also quite weak here and even for a slice of life movie . the director seem to be under the impression that leave many bit and piece unconnected would intrigue the audience and but i find it simply annoy . there be a back story for the goucem ( main character ) mother ( bouyane ) to be seriously afraid from fundamentalist and you know it have something to do with her past a a singer and dancer and yet you do not have hint of what really happen . they talk about terrorism of the islamist and but that also do not develop into anything and even a a few scene in the backdrop . what about the character of samir . he seem to be infatuate with goucem and yet we never know why and how it start . let get to the guy who go after goucem neighbor fifi and what be their real motivation . there be a difference between intrigue and leave a lot of stuff up in the air and and i think the director end up do the latter . finally and let look at the act . i do not think they be believable a algerian live in algeria . other than the way the character dress and i really could not see the algerian touch here . i like watch international movie and always hop to see something that be new and or see something through a different point of view and but i simply felt cheat watch this movie .