Letter To Jail
Genres
Overview
In 1970, Tahar, a young Tunisian, travels to France for the first time to help his older brother, who is wrongly accused of murder and incarcerated in Paris. He first stops in Marseille, where he meets Tunisians very different from those familiar to him; enigmatic French people; and a strange atmosphere that makes him doubt his brother’s innocence, his own innocence and his own mental integrity.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
75 min
Release Date
1969-01-01
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
4
Vote Average
6.8
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Marie-Christine Lefort
Marie-Christine Rabedon
Jean-Louis Scialom
Martine Biérent
Romdane Mansour
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Myriam Tuil
Jean-Louis Dupont
Boulem Tourihg
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