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Papichaلللللاات
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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.
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7.7Nedjma, an 18-year-old student passionate about fashion design refuses to let the tragic events of the Algerian Civil War keep her from experiencing a normal life. As the social climate becomes more conservative, she rejects the new bans set by the radicals and decides to put on a fashion show.
Cast
- Lyna Khoudri as Nedjma
- Shirine Boutella as Wassila
- Amira Hilda Douaouda as Samira
- Nadia Kaci as Madame Kamissi
- Yasin Houicha as Mehdi
- Zahra Doumandji as Kahina
Themes
- female friendship
- based on true story
- fashion designer
- female protagonist
- terrorism
- algiers, algeria
- fashion show
- dance club
- woman director
- 1990s
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Papicha
- Film.image
- Papicha poster.jpg
- Film.caption
- Film poster
- Film.director
- Mounia Meddour
- Film.producer
- Xavier GensGregoire GensollenMounia Meddour
- Film.writer
- Mounia Meddour
- Film.starring
- Marwan ZeghbibLyna Khoudri
- Film.music
- Robin Coudert
- Film.cinematography
- Léo Lefèvre
- Film.editing
- Damien Keyeux
- Film.distributor
- Jour2Fête (France)
- Film.runtime
- 106 minutes
- Film.country
- FranceAlgeria
- Film.language
- Algerian ArabicFrench
- Film.gross
- $2 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 108
- FilmAffinity ID
- 251106
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- publication date
- 2019-00-00
- review score
- 7.1/10
- capital cost
- 1300000
- title
- Papicha
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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.