A Finger in the Works

A Finger in the Works (1974)

Le Doigt Dans L’Engrenage

The film mixes fiction, filmed documents and interviews which recounts the arrival in Paris of an Algerian immigrant lost in the metro. On December 27, 1968, France and Algeria signed an agreement which admitted each year 35,000 Algerian workers to French territory in the France of the Trente Glorieuses where the annual growth rate reached 5% and where factories lacked workers. Candidates obtain a residence permit valid for 5 years for themselves and their families. Paris is committed to improving professional training and housing conditions for immigrants, too often confined to the most thankless jobs and often housed in slums. A testimony on the living conditions of emigrant workers "economic cannon fodder" of neocolonialism which simultaneously develops its alter ego, institutionalized racism, as a tool of social stagnation and division of the proletarian class.

Date of release
1974-01-02
TMDB
10.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 20m
Genres
Drama
Director
Ahmed Rachedi

Interesting facts

Le Doigt dans l'engrenage is an Algerian film directed by Ahmed Rachedi in 1974, from a screenplay by Rachid Boudjedra. The film was shot in France. Through archival footage and interviews, the film retraces the journey of an Algerian activist living in Paris.

Production and development

The film was directed by Ahmed Rachedi from a screenplay written by novelist and screenwriter Rachid Boudjedra. It is a hybrid work combining fiction and documentary elements, centered on the experience of Algerian migrant workers in Europe.

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