Director
Mokneche, Nadia
Producer
Bertrand Gore, Nathalie Mesuret
Year
2004
Spoken
Arabic
French
Subtitle
English
Country
Algeria/France
Length
113
Format
DVD
Off
Description
Three women: a mother, her daughter and a prostitute have been living in a hotel in the heart of Algiers amid creeping fundamentalism. Goucem, the daughter, has chosen a modern, emancipated life, spending steamy weekends in nightclubs. Fifi, her faithful friend, prostitutes herself under the thumb of a local protector. Papicha, the mother, eats pizzas in front of the television, torn between fear and nostalgia for the cabaret days of her youth. Known in Europe as the North African Pedro Almodovar, filmmaker Nadir Mokneche weaves a richly drawn portrait of women exiled in their own country.
Genre: Independent
Short Film "Yashmak" included with Feature