''The Well'' (french: Le puits) is a 2015 Algerian
drama film
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directed by
Lotfi Bouchouchi Lotfi Bouchouchi (Arabic: لطفي بوشوشي, born 1964 in Algiers) is an Algerian filmmaker and producer.
Biography
Bouchouchi graduated from the École supérieure de cinéma de Paris. He made his debut in the audiovisual field as first ass ...
. It was selected as the Algerian entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.
Cast
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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 ...
as Freyha
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Laurent Maurel as Lieutenant Encinas
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Layla Metssitane
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as Khadidja
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Ourais Achour as Cheikh Benaouda
See also
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References
External links
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2015 films
2015 drama films
2010s French-language films
Algerian drama films
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