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Ibtissem Djouadi, Bahia Rachedi, Hamid Remas, Rachida Messaoui En, Zaki Boulenafed ... see more see more... , Abdelkader Belmokadem , Amel Choukh , Azzedine Bougherra

Directed by Yamina Bachir, this French film chronicles the life of Rachida, a young divorcee who lives with her mother and works as a teacher at a local school. Her life is turned upside-down, however... read more read more..., when she goes to work without wearing a veil over her face. This leaves her prey to a band of terrorists, who promptly kidnap her and instruct one of their members to bomb the school. Despite being left for dead, Rachida manages to survive and take refuge in the country side. Rachida was presented at the Cannes Film Festival in 2002, and features Ibtissem Djouadi, Bahia Rachedi, Rachida Messaouden, Zaki Boulenafed, and Amel Chouikh. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 37 min.

Directed by: Yamina Bachir

Release Date: January 1, 2002

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DVD Release Date: March 22, 2005

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  • fb1144932598
    April 16, 2010
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    A very dark look at the culture of Algeria during a time of great upheaval and seemingly random violence that this viewer found hard to understand. Rachida, played by the hauntingly beautiful Ibtissem Djouadi, is traumatized by an attack in her hometown of Algiers and flees to a ... read moresmall country village for refuge, with her mother. But even there, the threat of violence plagues her every move. An excellent look at the reality of life in a virtual war zone, but one in which one's enemies are not clearly delineated. There is something illogical to western minds about a culture that views kidnapping and rape as the fault of the victim, that this viewer found infuriating. But the Algerian scenery was austerely beautiful, the tension was steadily maintained, and the script, while confusing at times, moved the story inexorably forward. Courage is the ability to go on when faced with terrifying circumstances and, in that, Rachida shows remarkable courage. Ultimately, the film became a testament to hope in the face of terror.
  • corrosionfactor
    June 24, 2007
    corrosionfactor
    Shows us ignorant westernerss another side of Islamic life: the majority just want to live in peace. Rachida is a young, pretty schoolteacher targeted by terrorists in her native Algeria. Her crime? Being too western.

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February 23, 2012
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