Documentary
Country: Algeria, France, Germany, Brazil
Languages: Arabic, French, Tamazight
Color / DCP / 80 minutes / 2020
Algeria, February 2019. A popular pacifist uprising erupts against the candidacy of president Bouteflika for a 5th term, steadily swelling into a revolution. Nardjes, a young Algerian woman, takes part in the movement to convey the hope of her people.
Shot on the 8th of March 2019, International Women’s Day, the film draws a portrait of her as she joins thousands of protesters in the streets of Algiers, fighting to overthrow a regime that has silenced them for decades. We follow her, while her whole country could be marching towards a brighter future.
Cast & Crew
Directed By: Karim Aïnouz
Editing: Ricardo Saraiva
Picture: Juan Sarmiento G.
Cast: Nardjes Asli
Production
MPM Film, Watchmen Film Production, Inflamável, Show Guest Entertainment
Festivals & Awards
Berlinale (Panorama)
Visions du Réel
Bergen Film Festival
Mostra de València – Cinema del Mediterrani
Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal (RIDM)
International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam (IDFA)