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Viva Algeria (2004)

Viva Algeria (2004)

Drama
Release Date: 2004, April 7
Directors: Nadir Moknèche
Countries: Algeria, France
Cast: Jalil Naciri, Lubna Azabal, Baya Belal, Florence Giorgetti, Serge Avédikian, Abbes Zahmani, Kamel Abdeli, Lounès Tazairt, Nathalie Karsenty, Nadia Kaci, Biyouna, Louiza Habani

Overview:

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...

Keywords:

terrorism female friendship algiers, algeria