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Algeria: Drink, Smoke and Love
8.0 / 10• 2002• 1h 25m•NR• English
Documentary
Storyline
Agnieszka Lukasiak travels to Algeria to capture it's conflict on camera. When she arrives, she's immediately sidetracked by romance with her host, Habib. She turns the camera on herself as she falls in love with him. the atmosphere quickly diminishes when Habib's family steps in and kicks her out. Not to be deterred, on her second visite to Algeria to seek Habib's love, she begins her real journey to expose the underside of the country.
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Agnieszka Lukasiak's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Algeria: Drink, Smoke and Love is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
