Ali in Wonderland

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Ali in Wonderland
Directed by Ahmed Rachedi
Written by Rachid Boudjedra
Ahmed Rachedi
Starring Djéloul Beghoura
Release date
  • July 1981 (1981-07)
Running time
122 minutes
CountryAlgeria
LanguageFrench

Ali in Wonderland (French : Ali au pays des mirages) is a 1981 Algerian drama film directed by Ahmed Rachedi. It was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Special Prize. [1]

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  1. "12th Moscow International Film Festival (1981)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.