''Rachida'' is a 2002 Algerian
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Yamina Bachir. It was screened in the
Un Certain Regard
(, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob.
The section presents 20 films w ...
section at the
2002 Cannes Film Festival
The 55th Cannes Film Festival started on 15 May and ran until 26 May 2002. The Palme d'Or went to the Polish-French-German-British co-produced film '' The Pianist'' directed by Roman Polanski.
The festival opened with '' Hollywood Ending'', direct ...
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The film was also the first 35mm full-length feature directed by an Algerian woman that was released widespread.
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.
Cast
* Ibtissem Djouadi - Rachida
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Bahia Rachedi - Aïcha
* Rachida Messaoui En - Zohra
* Hamid Remas - Hassen
* Zaki Boulenafed - Khaled
* Amel Choukh - La mariée
* Abdelkader Belmokadem - Mokhtar
* Azzedine Bougherra - Tahar
* Amal Ksili - Fatima
References
External links
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2002 films
2002 drama films
Algerian drama films
2000s French-language films
2000s Arabic-language films
Films shot in Algeria
Films set in Algiers
Films directed by Yamina Bachir
2002 multilingual films
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