
Ali in Wonderland
Seen it?1980 | 129 min | Drama, Comedy
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Aimed squarely at fans of a well-timed joke and people who like stories about real, flawed people. One to watch when you can give it your full attention. If you loved The Disaster Artist or Blindspotting, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Gives its people room to develop, at 2 hr 9 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
In the 1980s, barely 18 years after Algeria's independence, Algerian immigration to France massively fueled the construction industry, responding to a demand for hard, undervalued labor. Behind the idea of "selective immigration," these men were recruited primarily for their bras and their knock-kneed hands, shaped by construction sites. Invisible yet essential, they built roads, buildings, and infrastructure, often at the cost of precarious conditions. Ali, an Algerian crane operator in France, philosophically accepts the harassment faced by immigrants like himself on construction sites and in daily life. He hopes to escape his situation with the money he wins in the lottery, and from the top of his crane, he allows himself to dream, observing the world through binoculars. One day, the jackpot falls...
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 642 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ahmed Rachedi
- Djelloul BeghouraAli
- Mustapha El Anka
- Saïd HilmiSalah
- Corinne BrodbeckThérèse
- Albert DelpyJean-Christophe
- Larbi Zekkal
- Mustapha Kateb
- Ahmed SnoussiAhmed
- Henri Poirier
- Andrée Tainsy