Train de l'espoir (Le)

  • Train de l'espoir (Le)
Genre : Social
Type : Documentary
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Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2004
Format : Short
Running time : 27 (in minutes)

Abdelkader, forty years old, is a railroader. He has three children. Terrorism, sabotage, derailments, machine-gunning of trains, problems of daily life, nothing must prevent him from leading his convoy in a continuous coming and going between Algiers and Oran. It must cross the Oued Djer mountains, the most famous place in Algeria for its fake roadblocks erected by terrorist groups. It also passes through the Mitidja, Blida, Bourafik, Baba Ali, where some terrorist groups have specialized in sabotaging railroads. Abdelkader has already escaped six attacks against "his" train. He has become a master in managing emergency situations: evacuating the wounded, restoring traffic on the railway, knowledge of dangerous sites. He restores life and activity in the face of adversity, represented by terrorism, but also by economic difficulties: the end of months difficult to manage, a girl waiting for surgery, a disjointed social life ... Director: Abdelmadjid Sellamna

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