''Miskina, Poor Thing'' (french: Miskina, la pauvre) is a French

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television series created by

Melha Bedia Melha Bedia (born 22 December 1990) is a French actress, comedian, director, and screenwriter. She created and starred in the Amazon Prime Video comedy series '' Miskina, Poor Thing''. Early life Melha Bedia was born in Paris, the daughter of Alg ...

, Xavier Lacaille, and Yoann Gromb. It was released on

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on 30 September 2022.

Premise

Fara, a French-Algerian

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, 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

as Fara * Shirine Boutella as Safia * Hakim Jemili as Nassim * Victor Belmondo as Maxime * Xavier Lacaille as Damien * Alka Balbir as Cherifa *

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 ...

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

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