Viva Algeria (2004) France, Algeria, Belgium
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Director:Nadir Moknèche
Studio:BL Prod.
Writer:Nadir Moknèche
Rating:6.8 (286 votes)
Date Added:2012-06-05
Awards:1 nomination
Genre:African films
IMDb:0348884
Duration:1:53:00
Aspect Ratio:1.85 : 1
Sound:Dolby
Languages:French, Arabic
Subtitles:English
LAC code:300007750
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:original
Nadir Moknèche  ...  (Director)
Nadir Moknèche  ...  (Writer)
 
Lubna Azabal  ...  Goucem
Biyouna  ...  Papicha
Nadia Kaci  ...  Fifi
Jalil Naciri  ...  Samir
Abbes Zahmani  ...  Chouchou
Florence Giorgetti  ...  La voyante
Lounès Tazairt  ...  Docteur Aniss Sassi
Akim Isker  ...  Yacine Sassi
Fawzi B. Saichi  ...  Le planton du cadastre
Serge Avedikian  ...  Monsieur Fares
Nabil Abada  ...  Le petit garçon du cortège
Kamel Abdeli  ...  Nounou, le concierge
Cheb Abdou Jr.  ...  Ami de M. Fares
Samir Abdoun  ...  Le serveur du Rouge-Gorge
Rabah Aridj  ...  Le vendeur de tableaux
Summary: This movie portrays three women living in today's Algeria between modern society and Islamic fundamentalism, self-determination and dependence. Goucem, a young woman who works for a photographer and mistress of a rich doctor, her mother Papicha, a former cabaret star, and her best friend Fifi, a prostitute, all live in a hotel in the city center of Algiers. Their difficult personal situation and the growing influence of Islam lead to dramatic consequences...