Viva Algeria
2004•1h 53m•5.8•Released
Drama
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...
Director
Nadir Moknèche
Writer
Nadir Moknèche
Languages
French
Cast
Lubna Azabal
Goucem
Biyouna
Papicha
Nadia Kaci
Fifi
Jalil Naciri
Samir
Abbes Zahmani
Chouchou
Florence Giorgetti
La voyante
Lounès Tazairt
Docteur Aniss Sassi
Akim Isker
Yacine Sassi
Fawzi B. Saichi
Le Planton du cadastre
Serge Avédikian
Monsieur Fares
Hafsa Zinaï Koudil
La femme au chapeau
Samir Abdoun
Mohamed Ourdache
Kamel Abdeli
Nathalie Karsenty
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