Overview
Nedjma, an 18-year-old student passionate about fashion design refuses to let the tragic events of the Algerian Civil War keep her from experiencing a normal life. As the social climate becomes more conservative, she rejects the new bans set by the radicals and decides to put on a fashion show.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Valois du public (2019)
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Nominations
Nominated for the International Submission to the Academy Awards (2020)
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Based on
Based on a true story
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Music
Music by Robin Coudert
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Mounia MeddourWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 9, 2019
- Original language
- French
- Countries
- Algeria, Belgium, France
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In the United States
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Cast
Lyna KhoudriNedjma
Shirine BoutellaWassila
Amira Hilda DouaoudaSamira
Nadia KaciMadame Kamissi
Yasin HouichaMehdi
Zahra DoumandjiKahina
Aida GuechoudSaliha
Meriem MedjkaneLinda
Marwan ZeghbibKarim
Samir ElhakimMokhtar- Amine MentseurSlimane
Khaled BenaissaAbdellah- Abderrahmane BoudiaProfessor
- Malek GhellamatSofia
- Lina BoudraaAmel
- Slimane BourdousHittiste
Ahmed BenaissaHafid- Fatma BelhamiciVeiled Woman
- Nouara HebboulVeiled Woman
- Katia BrihmatStudent
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