Summary An extraordinary story of a young woman raised in Switzerland who travels back to Algeria, her birthplace, to meet and kill her natural mother, who abandoned her shortly after birth. Along the way, she is exposed to the brutality of desert life and, in particular, the abuses that men heap upon women in fundamentalist, third world countries. Birth, death and life in general, have little meaning as people struggle for survival. The scenery is stark but at the same time beautiful and the faces of the characters that she meet are marvelous. The film was made in Tunisia, as it does not cast a particularly good light on Algerian men and probably could not have gotten permission to be filmed in Algeria where Sharia is the law of the land. View more details
Directed : Mehdi Charef
Written : Mehdi Charef
Stars : Fatma Ben Saïdane Jean-Roger Milo Cylia Malki Baya Belal
Genres : Drama
Release date : Apr 9, 2002
Countries of origin : France Belgium Tunisia
Language : Arabic French
Filming locations : Tunisia
Production companies : Canal+ Arte France Cinéma Canal Horizons
Summary An extraordinary story of a young woman raised in Switzerland who travels back to Algeria, her birthplace, to meet and kill her natural mother, who abandoned her shortly after birth. Along the way, she is exposed to the brutality of desert life and, in particular, the abuses that men heap upon women in fundamentalist, third world countries. Birth, death and life in general, have little meaning as people struggle for survival. The scenery is stark but at the same time beautiful and the faces of the characters that she meet are marvelous. The film was made in Tunisia, as it does not cast a particularly good light on Algerian men and probably could not have gotten permission to be filmed in Algeria where Sharia is the law of the land. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Apr 9, 2002
Countries of origin : France Belgium Tunisia
Language : Arabic French
Filming locations : Tunisia
Production companies : Canal+ Arte France Cinéma Canal Horizons
