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Algiers

Sun, Jul 13, 2025
    Part of
  • Contemporary Arab Cinema
  • and
  • BAM Film 2025
Directed by Chakib Taleb-Bendiab (2024)
With Meriem Medjkane, Nabil Asli, Hichem Mesbah, Ali Namous, Chahrazad Kracheni, Slimane Benouari, Mahfoud Berkane, Aziz Boukrouni, Souad Sebk,i Mohamed Frimehdi
A young girl’s kidnapping ignites a whirlwind of tension and suspicion in Algiers. Dounia, a brilliant psychiatrist, and Sami, a dedicated police inspector, attempt to uncover the perplexing mystery set against the backdrop of Algeria's Black Decade (1992—2002 civil war). This mystery/thriller is the debut feature of Chakib Taleb-Bendiab, who wrote, directed, co-edited, and scored the film.

UPCOMING Screenings

      RUNNING TIME

      92min

      VENUE

      Peter Jay Sharp Building
      BAM Rose Cinemas

      FORMAT

      DCP

      LANGUAGE

      In Arabic with English subtitles

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