by Yamina Bachir Chouikh · Les Films du Paradoxe · DVD · EAN 3760010552964
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«Rachida» is the film by Yamina Bachir-Chouikh (2003), starring Ibtissem Djouadi, Bahia Rachedi and Hamid Remas, on DVD.
In a working-class district of Algiers, Rachida, a young teacher, faces pressure from young men who want to involve her in an attack. The film follows her resistance to maintain her dignity while violence and fear mark her surroundings. A drama about the courage of those who refuse to bend.
Selected in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. The DVD edition has sound in French (Dolby Digital 2.0) and subtitles in English and German; running time 95 minutes and region 2.
For those who appreciate social cinema and stories about female resistance, as well as for those interested in contemporary Algerian cinema.
