Completed - FRENCH - Female director, Drama - 98 minutes
Mounia Meddour follows the award-winning Papicha with a powerful and moving drama about resistance, womanhood, and healing through creativity, featuring a stunning lead performance from Lyna Khoudri.
Year of production : 2022 Director(s) : Mounia MEDDOUR Cast : Lyna KHOUDRI, Rachida BRAKNI, Amira Hilda DOUAOUDA
Alger. Houria (25) is a gifted dancer with dreams of joining the Algerian National Ballet. To make ends meet, she works as a cleaning lady during the day and bets in clandestine fights overnight. After winning a final, Houria is assaulted by Ali, who is determined to get his money back. When she wakes up in a hospital, the prognosis is grim: she is unable to speak and will certainly never dance again. Refusing to abandon her dream, she throws herself, heart and soul, into her physical recovery. At her rehab center, she meets other women damaged by life. Houria resolves to help them transcend their wounded bodies and stand tall - by teaching them how to dance.
Country(ies) : FRANCE, BELGIUM, ALGERIA
This list is based on the distributors’ declarations. In the case where you don't agree about one of them, please inform us of the change(s) you request by clicking here.
Les Arcs Film Festival 2022 Alpine Focus