Papicha

Year: 2020
Description: Cast includes Shirine Boutella, Hilda Amira Douaouda, Zahra Manel Doumandji, Aida Guechoud, Yasin Houicha, Nadia Kaci, Lyna Khoudri, and Meryem Medjkane.
Despite the ongoing Algerian Civil War, 18-year-old Nedjma (played by Lyna Khoudri) refuses to let the violence and increasingly conservative social climate led by Islamic fundamentalists restrict her and decides to put on a fashion show at her high school.
Director: Meddour, Mounia
Writer: Drouard, Fadette; Meddour, Mounia
Producer: André, Patrick; Gens, Xavier; Gensollen, Grégoire; Hadjadj, Belkacem; Meddour, Mounia
Cinematographer: Lefèvre, Léo
Editor: Keyeux, Damien
Production Team: Ink Connection, High Sea Production, Tayda Film, Distrib Films, and Icarus Films
Genre: Feature Film
Drama
Language: Arabic and French with English subtitles
Media Format: 1 DVD (108 min.) or 1 streaming video (108 min.)
Type: Color
Updated: 12-29-2023

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