Section: Diaspora
Country: Algeria, France, Belgium, Qatar
Production Year: 2019
Duration: 108 minutes
Director: Mounia Meddour
Producer: Patrick André, Xavier Gens, Gregoire Gensollen, Belkacem Hadjadj
Screenplay: Mounia Meddour, Fadette Drouard
Cinematographer: Léo Lefèvre
Editor: Damien Keyeux
Cast: Lyna Khoudri, Nadia Kaci, Yasin Houicha, Shirine Boutella
Synopsis: Algeria, 1990s. Nedjma, an 18-year-old student passionate about fashion design refuses to let the tragic events of the Algerian Civil War keep her from experiencing a normal life and going out at night with her friend Wassila. As the social climate becomes more conservative, she rejects the new bans set by the radicals and decides to fight for her freedom and independence by putting up a fashion show.
