Rachida
Sign in to saveRachida is a 2002 Algerian drama film directed by Yamina Bachir. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. The film was also the first 35mm full-length feature directed by an Algerian woman that was released widespread. == Production details == Title: Rachida Director: Yamina Bachir Producer: Jaco Van Dormael, Yamina Bachir Screenwriter: Yamina Bachir Cinematography: Luis Armando Arteaga Editing: Yamina Bachir Music: Robert Marcel Lepage Production companies: Les Films de la Source (France), INA (France), MIB Filmproduktion (Germany), Tanit Film
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6.9Rachida, a young and self-assured teacher at an elementary school, becomes the target of terrorists when she refuses to place a bomb in her classroom. This acclaimed debut feature offers a unique glimpse into the lives of ordinary citizens in Algeria, where terrorism was commonplace during the civil conflict of the 1990s.
Released: 2003-01-0894 minDir: Yamina Bachir-ChouikhDrama
Cast
- Ibtissem Djouadi as Rachida
- Bahia Rachedi as Aïcha
- Rachida Messaoui En as Zohra
- Hamid Remas as Hassen
- Zaki Boulenafed as Khaled
- Amel Chouikh as La mariée
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Key dates
- Published
- 11 December 2003
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Participant in
- 2002 Cannes Film Festival
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- French
- Main subject
- Algerian Civil War
- Creator
- Yamina Bachir
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Director
- Yamina Bachir
- Screenwriter
- Yamina Bachir
Article
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Rachida is a 2002 Algerian drama film directed by Yamina Bachir. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. The film was also the first 35mm full-length feature directed by an Algerian woman that was released widespread. == Production details == Title: Rachida Director: Yamina Bachir Producer: Jaco Van Dormael, Yamina Bachir Screenwriter: Yamina Bachir Cinematography: Luis Armando Arteaga Editing: Yamina Bachir Music: Robert Marcel Lepage Production companies: Les Films de la Source (France), INA (France), MIB Filmproduktion (Germany), Tanit Films (Algeria) Country of production: Algeria / France / Germany Original language: Arabic (Algerian dialect) Release year: 2002 Runtime: 100 minutes Format: 35 mm, Color Filming location: Algiers, Algeria
==Plot== Rachida lives and teaches in a popular neighborhood in Algiers. Like most of her countrymen, she thinks the conflict which is bleeding out her country does not affect her, until the day she is confronted by a group of terrorists that includes a former student of hers, Sofiane. The group asks her to plant a bomb in her school. When she refuses, the terrorists shoot her in cold blood. She saves her life miraculously and takes refuge in a nearby village.