Viva Algeria (2004)
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...
- Released
- 2004-04-07
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Nadir Moknèche
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 from 12 votes
Cast
- Lubna Azabal as Goucem
- Biyouna as Papicha
- Nadia Kaci as Fifi
- Jalil Naciri as Samir
- Abbes Zahmani as Chouchou
- Florence Giorgetti as La voyante
- Lounès Tazairt as Docteur Aniss Sassi
- Akim Isker as Yacine Sassi
- Fawzi B. Saichi as Le Planton du cadastre
- Serge Avédikian as Monsieur Fares
- Hafsa Zinaï Koudil as La femme au chapeau
- Samir Abdoun