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PAPICHA

( 2019 )
Feature Narrative Competition |
 
Algeria
,
France
,
Belgium
 |
 Algerian Arabic, French |
 105 min
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About the film

In 1990s Algeria, Nedjma is an outgoing 18-year-old with a passion for fashion design. She refuses to let the tragic events of the Algerian Civil War keep her from experiencing a normal teenage life, and continues to enjoy her nights by going out with her friend Wassila. While the social climate grows more conservative, Nedjma rejects the new bans set by radicals, and decides to fight for her independence by planning a fashion show.

Director

Mounia Meddour

Mounia Meddour was born in 1978 in Algeria. Due to death threats she and her family received during the Algerian Civil War, they moved to France when she was 18. She studied journalism before joining the summer directing program at La Fémis in Paris. Her first short film Edwige (2011) won the Ciné+ Award at the Saint-Jean-de-Luz Festival, and was selected for the UniFrance Short Film Awards. It was also screened at several festivals, including the Dubai International Film Festival. Papicha, Mounia’s first feature narrative film, competed in the Un Certain Regard section of the 72nd Cannes Film Festival.

Producer

Xavier Gens, Patrick André, Grégoire Gensollen, Belkacem Hadjadj, Mounia Meddour

Production Company

The Ink Connection, High Sea Production, Tayda Film

Screenplay

Mounia Meddour

Cinematography

Léo Lefèvre

Editing

Damien Keyeux

Sound

Guilhem Donzel, Damien Lazzerini

Cast

Lyna Khoudri, Shirine Boutella, Nadia Kaci, Amira Hilda Douaouda, Zahra Doumandji, Yasin Houicha, Meryem Medjkane

Contacts

Producer

Xavier Gens, Patrick André, Grégoire Gensollen, Belkacem Hadjadj, Mounia Meddour

Production Company

The Ink Connection, High Sea Production, Tayda Film

Screenplay

Mounia Meddour

Cinematography

Léo Lefèvre

Editing

Damien Keyeux

Sound

Guilhem Donzel, Damien Lazzerini

Cast

Lyna Khoudri, Shirine Boutella, Nadia Kaci, Amira Hilda Douaouda, Zahra Doumandji, Yasin Houicha, Meryem Medjkane

Contacts

More About Film

Algeria, 1990s. Nedjma, an 18 year-old student passionate about fashion design refuses to let the tragic events of the Algerian Civil War to keep her from experiencing a normal life and going out at night with her friend Wassila. As the social climate becomes more conservative, she rejects the new bans set by the radicals and decides to fight for her freedom and independence by putting up a fashion show.

Producer

Xavier Gens, Patrick André, Grégoire Gensollen, Belkacem Hadjadj, Mounia Meddour

Production Company

The Ink Connection, High Sea Production, Tayda Film

Screenplay

Mounia Meddour

Cinematography

Léo Lefèvre

Editing

Damien Keyeux

Sound

Guilhem Donzel, Damien Lazzerini

Cast

Lyna Khoudri, Shirine Boutella, Nadia Kaci, Amira Hilda Douaouda, Zahra Doumandji, Yasin Houicha, Meryem Medjkane

More About Film

Algeria, 1990s. Nedjma, an 18 year-old student passionate about fashion design refuses to let the tragic events of the Algerian Civil War to keep her from experiencing a normal life and going out at night with her friend Wassila. As the social climate becomes more conservative, she rejects the new bans set by the radicals and decides to fight for her freedom and independence by putting up a fashion show.
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