Yamina Bachir-Chouikh - Algeria

Synopsis

Algiers. Rachida is 20 years old. She works as a teacher in a working-class neighborhood. One morning, she is approached by four young men. Among them, Sofiane, one of her former students, orders her to plant a bomb in the school. Despite her fear, she refuses to comply. They shoot her and leave her for dead. She survives and takes refuge with her mother in a small village. She believes she can escape the violence of the terrorists...

Film details

Type : Fiction
Duration : 93 min
Year of production : 2002
Country : Algeria
Screenwriter : Yamina Bachir-Chouikh
Cinematography : Mustapha Belmihoub
Editor : Cécile Andreotti, Yamina Bachir-Chouikh
Director : Yamina Bachir-Chouikh
Production company : Ciel Production, Arte France Cinéma, Ciné-Sud Promotion