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PATUTIKI The Guardians of Marquesan Tattoo (FRENCH VERSION)
With tattoo declared illegal by church & state in the early 1900's, the last of the “black-skinned” Marquesan elders find clever ways to guard their dying people's Polynesian history, leaving a cultural puzzle of art and belief to be uncovered by future generations.
PATUTIKI The Guardians of Marquesan Tattoo (ENGLISH VERSION)
With tattoo declared illegal by church & state in the early 1900's, the last of the “black-skinned” Marquesan elders find clever ways to guard their dying people's Polynesian history, leaving a cultural puzzle of art and belief to be uncovered by future generations.
Papicha
A Violent Life
Even though there is a death threat against him, a man returns to Corsica for the funeral of a childhood friend.
France (Les Habitants)
After JOURNAL DE FRANCE (Cannes FF) legendary filmmaker-photographer Raymond Depardon delivers a unique picture of France today. Tender, moving, powerful – a film that will reveal the country’s intimate side.
La fille au bracelet (The Girl with a Bracelet)
A teenager stands trial for murdering her best friend.
La nuit des rois (Night of the Kings)
Closed captions available
Le sel des larmes (Salt of Tears)
A provincial youngster who travels up to Paris to sit an entrance exam for a "grande école". His path crosses that of a young woman and they strike up a short-lived relationship.
Les Parfums (Perfumes)
Anne Walberg is a celebrity in the perfume world. She creates fragrances and sells her incredible talent to companies of all kinds. She lives as a diva, selfish, well-tempered.
Mon chien stupide (My Stupid Dog)
Henri is a middle-aged writer in crisis. Just at a time when he assesses of his life, an enormous gray dog, impolite and smelly, sneaks into Henri's house.
Police (Night Shift)
Première Année (The Freshman)
Friendship sparks between newcomer Benjamin and held-back Antoine during the first year of medical school.
Sur le chemin d'école (On The Way to School)
Tu te souviendras de moi (You Will Remember Me)
Antoinette dans les Cévennes
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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.

  • Year
    2019
  • Runtime
    109 minutes
  • Language
    French, Arabic
  • Country
    Algeria, France
  • Director
    Mounia Meddour
  • Screenwriter
    Fadette Drouard (collaboration), Mounia Meddour (screenplay)
  • Producer
    Patrick André ... producer Xavier Gens ... producer Gregoire Gensollen ... producer Belkacem Hadjadj
  • Co-Producer
    Genevieve Lemal ... co-producer Mustapha Matoub ... co-producer Mounia Meddour ... producer Vincent Roget ... co-producer Paul-Dominique Win Vacharasinthu ... co-producer (as Paul-Dominique Vacharasinthu) Victorien Vaney ... co-producer
  • Cast
    Lyna Khoudri, Shirine Boutella, Amira Hilda Douaouda, Zahra Doumandji, Yasin Houicha, Nadia Kaci, Meryem Medjkane
  • Cinematographer
    Léo Lefèvre
  • Editor
    Damien Keyeux
  • Production Design
    Chloé Cambournac
  • Sound Design
    Guilhem Donzel
  • Music
    Robin Coudert