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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...Read moreLess
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...
The story
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...
Cast & crew
Lubna AzabalGoucem
BiyounaPapicha
Nadia KaciFifi
Jalil NaciriSamir
Abbes ZahmaniChouchou
Florence GiorgettiLa voyante
Lounès TazairtDocteur Aniss Sassi
Fawzi B. SaichiLe Planton du cadastre
Serge AvédikianMonsieur Fares
Hafsa Zinaï KoudilLa femme au chapeau
Samir AbdounCastExplore the crew
- Director
- Nadir Moknèche
- Original Music Composer
- Pierre Bastaroli
- Director of Photography
- Jean-Claude Larrieu
- Editor
- Ludo Troch
- Writer
- Nadir Moknèche