Viva Algeria

Name: Viva Algeria
Director: Nadir Moknèche
Genre: Drama
Released: 2004-04-07
Duration: 1 h 53 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Lubna Azabal, Biyouna, Nadia Kaci, Jalil Naciri, Abbes Zahmani

Directed by Nadir Moknèche

Drama

20041h 53m5.5

Overview

This movie portrays three women living in today's Algeria between modern society and Islamic fundamentalism, self-determination and dependence. Goucem, a young woman who works for a photographer and mistress of a rich doctor, her mother Papicha, a former cabaret star, and her best friend Fifi, a prostitute, all live in a hotel in the city center of Algiers. Their difficult personal situation and the growing influence of Islam lead to dramatic consequences...