The Ambassadors
Genres
Overview
“Each of you is an ambassador, and we are sure that each of you will be the best ambassador of our country.” This is how the film begins; a speech to emigrant workers for France. Salah left his three sisters and his mother to become an ambassador, going to work on a Defense site, wading in the mud, he works with a jackhammer. Salah wanders in search of work and housing. Coming up against racism from the owners claiming the respectability of the building and the good neighborhood, he finds himself in a hotel in the Goutte d'Or district. The body of Mehdi, friend of Salah, was found in the Canal Saint-Martin, murdered by a fascist commando, and Ali died of a bullet, killed by a racist janitor. Faced with crimes that remain unpunished, Salah and his friends organize, unite with the French working class to defend their lives and their right to work.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
102 min
Release Date
1975-01-02
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
2
Vote Average
6
Sid Ali Kouiret
Salah
Tahar Kebaili
Mehdi
Mohamed Hamam
Ahmed
Faouzi Kasri
Ali
Med Hondo
Med
Jacques Rispal
M. Pierre, le concierge
Marcel Cuvelier
Pierre
Pierre Forget
Cecelle
Françoise Thuries
L'institutrice
Okacha Touita
Catherine Rivet
Catherine
François Dyrek
Paul
Marie-Pierre Casey
L'assistante sociale
Dominique Lacarrière
Zohra
Dynn Yaad
Kamel
Didane Oumer
Hedi
Khemaïs Khayati
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