Papicha

(2019)

★ 7.6 IMDb · 281 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2019

Runtime: 108 мин

Country: Algeria, Belgium

Director: Mounia Meddour

Cast: Лина Кудри, Shirine Boutella, Amira Hilda Douaouda, Nadia Kaci, Yasin Houicha, Zahra Doumandji, Aida Guechoud, Meriem Medjkane, Marwan Zeghbib, Samir Elhakim

Plot

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. As the social climate becomes more conservative, she rejects the new bans set by the radicals and decides to put on a fashion show.

Algiers, 1997. The country is in the hands of terrorist groups that seek to establish an archaic Islamic state. Women are particularly affected and oppressed by primitive diktas who seek to take control of their bodies and control their passage through the public space. While a frenzied hunt for unveiled women is launched, young fashion student Nedjma is determined to federate the girls of her campus to organize a fashion show challenging all that is forbidden.