Viva Algeria

movie

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...

Cast & crew

Abbes Zahmani · Akim Isker · Biyouna · Fawzi B. Saichi · Florence Giorgetti · Jalil Naciri · Lounès Tazairt · Lubna Azabal · Nadia Kaci · Serge Avédikian · Nadir Moknèche