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Nadia Kaci
Nadia Kaci (; born 1970) is an Algerian actress. Biography Kaci was raised in Algiers by a mother who was "colorful, illiterate, and cultured". She taught her daughter feminism from a young age and played darbouka for the seven children. At age 18, Kaci became worried about the direction of Algeria and the freedoms due to the 1988 October Riots and the rise of Islamic nationalism. When she decided to become an actress, her father refused to speak to her for twenty years. Kaci was encouraged to move to France, but initially refused since she thought it was traitorous. She eventually left for France in 1993, after the bigotry became unbearable for her. In 1994, Kaci played Yamina, the liberal sister of Said who is forced to wear a veil, in ''Bab El-Oued City''. The film was directed by Merzak Allouache and condemns the violence of Islamic fundamentalists, and received the International Federation of Film Critics award at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival. She portrayed the intellectual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algiers
Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques de l'Algérie (web). and in 2020 was estimated to be around 4,500,000. Algiers is located on the Mediterranean Sea and in the north-central portion of Algeria. Algiers is situated on the west side of a bay of the Mediterranean Sea. The modern part of the city is built on the level ground by the seashore; the old part, the ancient city of the deys, climbs the steep hill behind the modern town and is crowned by the Casbah or citadel (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), above the sea. The casbah and the two quays form a triangle. Names The city's name is derived via French and Catalan ''Origins of Algiers'' by Louis Leschi, speech delivered June 16, 1941, published in ''El Djezair Sheets'', July 194History of Algeria . from the Arabic name '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Well (2015 Film)
''The Well'' (french: Le puits) is a 2015 Algerian drama film directed by Lotfi Bouchouchi. It was selected as the Algerian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated. Cast * Nadia Kaci as Freyha * Laurent Maurel as Lieutenant Encinas * Layla Metssitane as Khadidja * Ourais Achour as Cheikh Benaouda See also * List of submissions to the 89th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film * List of Algerian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Algeria has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 1969. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outsid ... References External links * 2015 films 2015 drama films 2010s French-language films Algerian drama films {{2010s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Internet Movie Database
IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews. IMDb began as a fan-operated movie database on the Usenet group "rec.arts.movies" in 1990, and moved to the Web in 1993. It is now owned and operated by IMDb.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon (company), Amazon. the database contained some million titles (including television episodes) and million person records. Additionally, the site had 83 million registered users. The site's message boards were disabled in February 2017. Features The title and talent ''pages'' of IMDb are accessible to all users, but only registered and logged-in users can submit new material and suggest edits to existing entries. Most of the site's data has been provided by these volunteers. Registered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miskina, Poor Thing
''Miskina, Poor Thing'' (french: Miskina, la pauvre) is a French comedy television series created by Melha Bedia, Xavier Lacaille, and Yoann Gromb. It was released on Amazon Prime Video on 30 September 2022. Premise Fara, a French-Algerian Muslim, is 30 years old with no apartment, no job, and no boyfriend. The series follows her misadventures as she navigates family, business, love, and finally growing up. Cast and characters * Melha Bedia as Fara * Shirine Boutella as Safia * Hakim Jemili as Nassim * Victor Belmondo as Maxime * Xavier Lacaille as Damien * Alka Balbir as Cherifa * Nadia Kaci as Najet * Zorah Benali as Rania * Sarah Layssac as Nadia * Romain Delbart as Rudy * Oussama Kheddam as Bilal Episodes Production The events of ''Miskina, Poor Thing'' are partially inspired by Bedia's life. References External links * Miskina, Poor Thing' on Amazon Prime Video * Miskina, Poor Thing' on IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crimson Rivers (TV Series)
''The Crimson Rivers'' (french: Les Rivières pourpres) is a French-Belgian-German crime thriller television series created by Jean-Christophe Grangé and follows Grangé's 1997 novel '' Blood Red Rivers'' and its 2000 film adaptation. It has been broadcast in Romandy since 6 September 2018 on RTS 1, in Belgium and France, since 26 November 2018 on France 2, and in Germany since 5 November 2018 on ZDF. Synopsis Following the events in Guernon, Commissioner Pierre Niemans (Olivier Marchal) is transferred to head the Central Office Against Crimes of Blood (OCCS). He teams up with a former and best student Camille Delaunay (Erika Sainte). The commissioner regards her as his daughter. Together they will crack the most difficult cases. Cast Main *Olivier Marchal: Commissioner Pierre Niemans (seasons 1–3), a legend of the French police, despite certain tensions with his hierarchy and his sometimes dubious respect for protocol. Without a wife or a child, Niemans gives body and soul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7 Years (film)
''7 Years'' (french: 7 ans) is a 2006 French drama film starring Bruno Todeschini, Valerie Donzelli and Cyril Troley. It is written and directed by Jean-Pascal Hattu. The film explores the sexual tension between a wife and a husband serving a long jail sentence. Valerie Donzelli's performance in the film won her awards at the Seattle International Film Festival and at the Valencia Festival of Mediterranean Cinema Plot Maïté (Valerie Donzelli) is the devoted young wife of Vincent (Bruno Todeschini), who is serving 7 years in prison for an unspecified crime. She brings Vincent clean clothes, and puts money in his canteen account. She and Vincent obviously still need each other sexually, and it is difficult for both of them to be separated. One day Maïté is approached by a young man named Jean (Cyril Troley), who says his brother is also incarcerated for 7 years. They quickly embark on a sexual relationship, but Maïté is cold and unresponsive. She has a good relationship wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiresia
''Tiresia'' is a 2003 French film directed by Bertrand Bonello and written by Bonello and Luca Fazzi. Based on the legend of Tiresias, it tells of a transgender woman who is kidnapped by a man and left to die in the woods. She is then saved by a family and receives the gift of telling the future. The film stars Laurent Lucas, Clara Choveaux, Thiago Telès, and Célia Catalifo. ''Tiresia'' was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Laurent Lucas as Terranova / Père François * Clara Choveaux as Tiresia I * Thiago Telès as Tiresia II * Célia Catalifo as Anna * Lou Castel as Charles * Alex Descas as Marignac * Fred Ulysse as Roberto * Stella as Kim * Marcelo Novais Teles as Eduardo * Olivier Torres as Mathieu * Isabelle Ungaro as Louise * Abel Nataf as Le fils d'Anna * Pascal Tréguy as Head Animal Trainer References Bibliography * Bernard Stiegler Bernard Stiegler (; 1 April 1952 – 5 August 2020) was a French philosopher. He was head of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algerian War
The Algerian War, also known as the Algerian Revolution or the Algerian War of Independence,( ar, الثورة الجزائرية '; '' ber, Tagrawla Tadzayrit''; french: Guerre d'Algérie or ') and sometimes in Algeria as the War of 1 November, was fought between France and the Algerian National Liberation Front (french: Front de Libération Nationale – FLN) from 1954 to 1962, which led to Algeria winning its independence from France. An important decolonization war, it was a complex conflict characterized by guerrilla warfare and war crimes. The conflict also became a civil war between the different communities and within the communities. The war took place mainly on the territory of Algeria, with repercussions in metropolitan France. Effectively started by members of the National Liberation Front (FLN) on 1 November 1954, during the ("Red All Saints' Day"), the conflict led to serious political crises in France, causing the fall of the Fourth Republic (1946–58), to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Cannes Film Festival
The 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 14 to 25 May 2019. Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu served as jury president. The Palme d'Or went to the South Korean film ''Parasite'', directed by Bong Joon-ho; Bong became the first Korean director to win the award. American film director Jim Jarmusch's ensemble zombie comedy film '' The Dead Don't Die'' served as the opening film of the festival. The festival honoured French filmmaker Agnès Varda, who died in March 2019, featuring her on the official poster of the festival. The photograph used was taken during the filming of her debut film ''La Pointe Courte'' (1955), which later screened at the Cannes Film Festival. Juries Main competition *Alejandro González Iñárritu, Mexican director, Jury President *Enki Bilal, French author, artist and director *Robin Campillo, French director * Maimouna N'Diaye, Senegalese actress *Elle Fanning, American actress *Yorgos Lanthimos, Greek director *Paweł Paw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papicha
''Papicha'' is a 2019 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Mounia Meddour. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. It was selected as the Algerian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. It became the most successful African film directed by a woman at the French box office. Plot Set in the 1990s during the Algerian Civil War, Papicha tells the story of Nedjma, an 18-year-old student who loves fashion and going out with her girlfriends. This lifestyle is challenged by a growing campaign for women to wear the burqa. Her life changes after a dramatic attack and Nedjma decides to create a fashion show as a symbol of resistance. Cast * Marwan Zeghbib as Karim * Lyna Khoudri as Nedjma * Nadia Kaci as Madame Kamissi * Ali Damiche as Omer Reception Awards See also * List of submissions to the 92nd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film * List of Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Hollywood film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly large-format print magazine with a revamped website. As of 2020, the day-to-day operations of the company are handled by Penske Media Corporation through a joint venture with Eldridge Industries. History Early years; 1930–1987 ''The Hollywood Reporter'' was founded in 1930 by William R. "Billy" Wilkerson (1890–1962) as Hollywood's first daily entertainment trade newspaper. The first edition appeared on September 3, 1930, and featured Wilkerson's front-page "Tradeviews" column, which became influential. The newspaper appeared Monday-to-Saturday for the first 10 years, except for a brief period, then Monday-to-Friday from 1940. Wilkerson used caustic articles and gossip to generate publicity and got noticed by the studio bosses in New York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blessed (2017 Film)
''The Blessed'', also known as ''Les Bienheureux'', is an Algerian movie that shows a family living in the aftermath of the Algerian war also known as 'the dirty war'. Synopsis Set in 24 hours, the movie centers on a couple who happens to be celebrating their twentieth anniversary and plans a date in a restaurant. The couple gets into a disagreement concerning whether or not to send their son abroad for schooling and they decide to ask their friends about it during the night out. During the dinner, the topic is brought up and it ends up with each of them opining their perspectives concerning the war and country's future. Cast * Sami Bouajila * Nadia Kaci * Adam Bessa * Amine Lansari * Lyna Khoudri * Faouzi Bensaïdi * Hadjar Benmansour * Salima Abada * Abdelkader Affak * Mohamed Ali Allalou Awards and nominations *Göteborg Film Festival (2018) International Debut Award ominee Sofia Djama *AMAA 2018 Award Best Young/Promising Actor Anine Lansari inner *Hamburg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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