Algiers, June 1955. Khadidja has left Kabylie to join her older brother Malek in Algiers. On this first day in the city, and while waiting to be enrolled in school, she accompanies him to the market, where he has a small fruit and vegetable stall. But the day doesn’t go as planned: following an altercation with the police, Malek is arrested. Khadidja finds herself alone.
1 season · 6 episodes
S1 E1The slap
Oct 28, 202424 min
Khadidja has just arrived in Algiers, at her brother Malek’s place, who is soon to enroll her in school. With him, she discovers Algiers, the White City, and the reality of life there in 1955.
S1 E2The Boxing Match
Oct 28, 202425 min
Khadidja wakes up after her first night in Lyes’s shack. The two children decide to go to Malek's place to collect Khadidja's belongings and some food before the modest apartment is rented out to a new family. They are caught by two men who
S1 E3The shack
Oct 28, 202424 min
Khadidja now has a mattress, but the shack is still very rundown, especially when it rains. The whole gang sets off for the Ravine of the Wild Woman, a wooded area known for being haunted, to find materials to build a roof.
S1 E4L'Oranaise
Oct 28, 202424 min
Mr. Germain, Philippe and Ahmed’s teacher who also works as a letter writer at the Barberousse prison, hands the boys a letter that Malek wrote to Khadidja. However, Philippe, still angry with Lyes over the tomato-throwing incident, refuses
S1 E5A Sunday in Algiers
Oct 28, 202424 min
It’s an important day for Philippe’s father: his boss has invited the whole family for lunch at the beach. Philippe is thrilled but a bit nervous because he will see Annie, whom he secretly loves. He tries to get her attention but is interr
S1 E6The notebook
Oct 28, 202424 min
The children devise a plan to retrieve the notebook from Guy: Lyes has to get it without being noticed. Time is running out, and Khadidja’s meeting with Nejib is approaching fast. But the plan goes awry when Guy’s father arrives unexpectedl
