Country:France
Runtime:102 min
Released:18 Apr 1979
Plot: Le coup de sirocco 1979 The pieds noir black feet were Algerians of French heritage who were forced to return to France in 1962, when Algeria became independent In the first part of this film, adapted from a novel by Daniel Saint Hamon, the Narbonis run a little grocery in Algeria and keep their noses out of politics entirely They are content to mind their own business, in the hopes that others will be equally sensible Thus, they are bewildered when, in 1962, they are forced to leave what has by now become their native land for the strange country of France In the second half of the film, their adjustment to life in France is aided by the same stick to business attitudes which earlier gave them difficulty Nonetheless, they experience a number of setbacks, as when a slick Parisian Michel Auclair tries to talk them into going into business with him
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