Viva Algeria

(2004)

★ 5.8 IMDb · 12 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2004

Runtime: 113 мин

Country: Algeria, France

Director: Nadir Moknèche

Cast: Любна Азабаль, Биюна, Nadia Kaci, Джалил Насири, Abbes Zahmani, Florence Giorgetti, Lounès Tazairt, Akim Isker, Fawzi B. Saichi, Serge Avédikian

Plot

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...