BARAKAT!
A film by Djamila Sahraoui, Algeria/France, 2006, 94 min.
Original version with Portuguese subtitles.
In an Algeria under integrist fanaticism, the nurse Khadija decides to follow Amel, a young physicians who is seeking her husband, a journalist hijacked by terrorists. At the end of a long search, both women discover their own friendship and have to face the contradictions of men.
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ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Djamila Sahraoui was born in Algeria in 1950. She studied literature in Argel and film direction at the IDHEC, Paris. This is her first film; it has been shown in a number of festivals, such as the Festival des films du Monde de Montréal (2006), London, Berlin (Forum, 2006), Melbourne, Rotterdam, Stockholm, and others.
A film by Djamila Sahraoui, Algeria/France, 2006, 94 min.
Original version with Portuguese subtitles.
In an Algeria under integrist fanaticism, the nurse Khadija decides to follow Amel, a young physicians who is seeking her husband, a journalist hijacked by terrorists. At the end of a long search, both women discover their own friendship and have to face the contradictions of men.
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ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Djamila Sahraoui was born in Algeria in 1950. She studied literature in Argel and film direction at the IDHEC, Paris. This is her first film; it has been shown in a number of festivals, such as the Festival des films du Monde de Montréal (2006), London, Berlin (Forum, 2006), Melbourne, Rotterdam, Stockholm, and others.