Thursday February 17 at 8:55 p.m., Arte broadcasts the four episodes of the Franco-German miniseries written by Abdel Raouf Dafri and directed by Alexandre Jardin (“Engrenages”). A breathtaking dive into the world of intelligence against a backdrop of arms sales.
In Algiers, Ralf, attached to the German Embassy, has an affair with Amel Samraoui, an Algerian investigating judge. Clandestine, their history is compromised when they are brought to work on the same file: the kidnapping of a German arms dealer.
The abduction comes as the two countries were preparing to conclude a sale. In Germany, Doctor Katharina Prinz is investigating the arms contract ratified by her predecessor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. While the negotiation falters, opponents of the regime plot…
Algiers Confidential – 4 x 52 minutes
February 17 at 8:55 p.m. on Arte
Based on a trigger, the kidnapping of a German arms dealer as he was preparing to sign a contract with Algeria, this rhythmic thriller co-produced by Arte and the ZDF plunges us into the mysteries of his government and European industrial lobbies, both responsible for the impoverishment of a country rendered bloodless by civil wars and corruption.
Broadcast in one evening, Alger Confidentiel is also available free of charge and in preview on the site Arte.tv until March 18, 2022.