Papicha
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Best Debut Film – Les César du Cinéma Français – 2020
Official selection | Un Certain Regard – Festival de Cannes (France) – 2019
Best Arab Film – El Gouna Film Festival (Egypt) – 2019
Valois du meilleur scénario – Festival du film francophone d’Angoulême (France) – 2019
Algeria, 1990s.
Nedjma, an 18 year-old student passionate about fashion design refuses to let the tragic events of the Algerian Civil War to keep her from experiencing a normal life and going out at night with her friend Wassila. As the social climate becomes more conservative, she rejects the new bans set by the radicals and decides to fight for her freedom and independence by putting up a fashion show.
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