Bab El-Oued City (1994)
- Original title
- Bab El Oued City
- Directed by
- Merzak Allouache
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Algeria, France
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 10 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In a working-class neighborhood of Algiers, a young man tries to navigate daily life under rising social and religious pressures. His simple actions set off conflicts that ripple through the community.
grittytenseobservationalgroundedurbanneighborhood-focusedpolitically chargedeveryday life
What happens
Bab El-Oued City is a 1994 Algerian drama film directed by Merzak Allouache. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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