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Cylia Malki, Baya Belal, Jean-Roger Milo, Fatma Ben Saidane, Deborah Lamy ... see more see more... , Fatima Ben Saidane , Mehdi Charef , Samira Draa , Brahim Ben Salah

Mehdi Charef directs this gritty drama about the difficulties of being a women in the strict patriarchal societies of Northern Africa. The film centers on Rallia, abandoned by her mother as a baby and... read more read more... raised by a foster family in Switzerland, who is returning to her birth village for the first time to look for her mother. There she learns from her grandfather that her mother, Keltoum, works in a hotel in the city, returning to the village on Fridays. Rallia soon sheds her western designer clothes for traditional garb and helps her mad-crazed aunt with her chores. When Friday roles around, her mother fails to show up. Rallia and her aunt venture to the city to find her. Along the way, Rallia witnesses some brutal local customs that she has a hard time reconciling with her Western upbringing. . This film was screened at the 2001 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 41 min.

Directed by: Mahdi Charef, Mehdi Charef

Release Date: April 10, 2002

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DVD Release Date: June 20, 2006

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  • itsjustme2004
    March 15, 2011
    itsjustme2004
    At first I didn't know if I would like this film at all, but it really touched my heart...especially in the end. It took me on a journey, and I was swept in. A good & memorable film.
  • marevalo83
    April 18, 2010
    marevalo83
    A riveting, raw movie. It actually stirred me enough to leave me a bit teary-eyed, which is extremely rare for me. I may be naive, but I didn't expect the ending at all. Loved this.

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Louis Proyect
June 12, 2006
Louis Proyect, rec.arts.movies.reviews

Bleak but beautiful road movie about two Berber women in Algeria. Full Review

June 3, 2006
Time Out

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