Algeria, 1990s. Nedjma is an 18 year-old student who dreams of becoming a fashion designer. She sneaks out of campus every night with her friends to go to a night club where she sells her creations to young Algiers girls. However, due to the Civil War, the situation in the country gets tense and women tend to have less and less rights. Nedjma refuses the repression and tries to fight it in her own way: she flouts the law to organize a fashion show.

A film by Mounia MEDDOUR

France / Algeria / Belgium / Qatar, 2019, Fiction, 1h45mins - Arabic, French, English - 1.77 - 5.1 - drama

with Lyna Khoudri, Shirine Boutella, Amira Hilda Douaouda, Zahra Doumandji, Yasin Houicha, Nadia Kaci, Meryem Medjkane

First Feature drama

Year of Production: 2019
Genre: Drama
Duration: 105 minutes
Location: Algeria
Language: Arabic, French
Interests: Women, Drama, Politics, History, Social Issues, War, Youth

Producteurs / Producers
Xavier Gens, Patrick André, Grégoire Gensollen, Belkacem Hadjadj, Mounia Meddour

Coproducteurs / Co-producers
Genevieve Lemal, Paul -Dominique Vacharasinthu, Mustapha Matoub, Vincent Roget


Réalisatrice / Director: Mounia MEDDOUR

Scénario / Screenplay: Mounia MEDDOUR
avec la collaboration de / In association with FADETTE DROUARD

Assistants mise en scène / Assistant directors
BENJAMIN GENS, RACHID BACHA

Scripte / Script
CATHY MLAKAR

Directeur de production / Production manager
PIERRE WALLON

Directeur de la photographie / Director of photography
Léo LEFEVRE

Directeurs de Casting / Casting
Karine MALIKA BOUCHAMA / Brahim DJABALLAH

Chef opérateur du son / Chief sound mixer
Guilhem DONZEL

Chef décoratrice / Chef set designer
Chloé CAMBOURNAC

Chef maquilleuse - coiffeuse Head hair stylist & make-up artist
Nathalie Myriam FEDRIZZI

Chef costumière / Costume supervisor
Catherine COSME

Régisseur général / Set manager
Hocine SALAH

Chef électricien / Electrical supervisor
Samir RABIA

Chef machiniste / Key grip
Samir DELLALI

Coordinatrice de post-production / Post-production coordinator
Barbara DANIEL

Monteur / Editor
Damien KEYEUX

Monteur son / Sound editor
Maxence DUSSERE

Mixeur / Sound mixer
Damien LAZZERINI

Étalonneur / Calibrator (Grading)
Jérôme BRECHET

Musique / Music
ROB

CAST
Lyna KHOUDRI - Nedjma
Shirine BOUTELLA - Wassila
Nadia KACI - Madame Kamissi
Amira Hilda DOUAOUDA - Samira
Zahra DOUMANDJI - Kahina
Yasin HOUICHA - Mehdi
Khalissa HOUICHA - Mehdi
Meryem MEDJKANE - Linda

Production: High Sea Production, The Ink Connection, Scope Pictures

Distribution (France): Jour2Fête

International Press
Brigitta Portier, Alibi communication



El Gouna Film Festival 2019, Egypt /// Best Arab Film
Festival du film francophone d'Angoulême 2019, France /// Audience Award /// Best Script Award /// Best Actress (Lyna Khoudri)
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2019, Tchéquie /// Horizons
Festival de Cannes 2019 - Un Certain Regard, France /// World Premiere