Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Bhuku rokutanga rakanyorwa naCabrera, rinonzi "L'autre côté de la mer", rinotaura nezvemibvunzo yokubatanidzwa munzanga yeFrance yemazuva ano. Mumwe mupfumi wechiFrench anonzi "pied-noir" anoenda kuParis kunovhiyiwa maperembudzi. Chiremba anomuvhiya akaberekerwa muAlgeria asi akagara muFrance kubvira achiri mwana. Kupfurikidza nokuratidzwa kwokunyama kweava vatambi vaviri nokubatana nemhuri dzavo, Cabrera anotaura migumisiro isingaperi ye
Kurwira kuzvitonga kweAlgeria muna 1962. Firimu racho rakaratidzwa paCannes Film Festival.