CNCI
JCC 2022

The Life after


The Life after

Anis Djaad - Algeria


Synopsis

A rumour is spreading about her in a lost village in Algeria. Hadjer is forced to flee the village with her son, Djamil. The end of a peaceful life and the beginning of a tormented survival in the meanders of the big city. Plagued by the desire of men, Hadjer will have to fight to get out of their clutches but above all to preserve her son whose adolescent impulses become dangerous.



Film details

Type : Fiction
Duration : 105 min
Year of production : 2021
Country : Algeria
Screenwriter : Anis Djaad
Cinematography : Ahmed Talantikit
Editor : Valerie Pico
Director : Anis Djaad
Production company : Alegria Production





Anis Djaad

Born in 1974 in Algiers, Anis Djaad is a journalist and a director. In 2006 and 2007, he published two novels. In 2012, he directed his first short film “The porthole", followed in 2013 by "Keltoum’s journey" and in 2014 by “Railroad crossing“. In 2019, he shot his first feature film “The life after”.