After seven years of war, Algeria became independent in 1962. The French in Algeria had to leave a country that was often adored. For the most part overnight. They withdrew to their homeland, France, where many had never been. How did they...See moreAfter seven years of war, Algeria became independent in 1962. The French in Algeria had to leave a country that was often adored. For the most part overnight. They withdrew to their homeland, France, where many had never been. How did they come to this exodus? What do they live with afterwards? Repatriates from all walks of life talk about their life "over there". They relive their panic at the time of the flight, the brutal fall into an unknown homeland. They show the woundedness of the welcome they received upon arrival. But almost all of them admit to a successful integration in the end, and many recognize that French Algeria was a utopia.
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