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Inch'Allah Dimanche (2001)

Inch'Allah Dimanche poster
Original title
Inch'Allah dimanche
Directed by
Yamina Benguigui
Genre
drama film
Country
Algeria, France
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
14A
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An Algerian woman moves to France with her husband and mother-in-law in the 1970s. She endures isolation and harsh treatment at home while trying to find her own freedom.

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What happens

Inch'Allah Dimanche (Arabic: إن شاء الله الأحد, romanized: Inna Shāʼa Allāh al-Aḥad, English: Sunday God Willing) is a 2001 French/Algerian film written and directed by Yamina Benguigui. It is the director's first feature-length fiction film, and the story is centred around the life of an Algerian immigrant woman in France. The film won a number of awards, including the FIPRESCI Prize at the Toronto International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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