Yamina Bachir-Chouikh

El Kalaa, a village in southern Oran. Although already married, old Sidi planned to marry another. He sets his sights on the beautiful Aïssa, with ...

02 de jan. de 1988

Seen right through the sandstorms that rack the lives of a tribe living on a desert oasis, is a subtle and not-so-subtle mistreatment of the female...

04 de abr. de 1982

Rachida, a young and self-assured teacher at an elementary school, becomes the target of terrorists when she refuses to place a bomb in her classro...

08 de jan. de 2003

The story of Algerian women trying to live in 1970s Algeria where the society is between conservative values and progressive modern Algeria.

02 de jan. de 1977

The Desert Ark (L'Arche du Desert), a variation on Romeo and Juliet set in the Algerian desert. A young couple must face inevitable conflict when t...

28 de jan. de 1998

1957, the town of Mostaganem, Algeria: the country is still under French occupation, and repression of the National Liberation Front is at its heig...

01 de fev. de 1991

At a dangerous time in Algeria, 'Douar de Femmes' is a story of ordinary women who manage to defend themselves in extraordinary situations. The fil...

17 de nov. de 2005

Directed by Abdelkader Lagtaa.

02 de jan. de 1994

In the cemetery of Sidi Boulekbour, Ali the old gravedigger meets the 60-year-old Johar, who is visiting her sister's grave for the first time afte...

01 de dez. de 2017

Directed by Mohamed Chouikh.

02 de jan. de 1994