Dédé (1989 film)

Dédé is a 1989 French film by Jean-Louis Benoît Produced by Septembre Productions.

[1] Loosely based on Hamlet, set in Algeria in 1957, Dédé goes to the marriage of his mother with uncle Raymond, brother of his late father, who died two months previously.

Shocked by the sudden decision of his mother, Dédé meets childhoods friends Michel and Monique at the ceremony.

To everyone's outrage, Dédé performs a spectacle during a family dinner in which we witness a man murdering his brother in order to wed his widow.

[2] Each member of the cast played an integral part in portraying the social dynamics and individual struggles faced by the characters, enhancing the film’s exploration of love, loyalty, and personal change.