Douar de Femmes (2005)

Directed by

Mohamed Chouikh

Genre

drama

Country

Algeria

Runtime

1h 42m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 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.

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How it feels

After her parents are killed, a young woman named Sabrina is taken in by a poor hamlet under threat from armed Islamist groups. The men work in factories and leave the women to defend the village, which changes their sense of themselves and their place in tradition.

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What happens

Douar de femmes est un film algérien réalisé par Mohamed Chouikh et sorti en 2005. À la suite de l'assassinat de ses parents, la jeune Sabrina est recueillie dans un hameau pauvre et exposé aux agressions des groupes armés islamistes. Pour faire vivre leurs familles, les hommes s'embauchent en usine. Ils confient la défense du village à leurs épouses. Les "anciens" veillent à ce que la moralité soit respectée. En prenant les armes pour repousser et vaincre les assaillants islamistes, les femmes prennent conscience de leur force et de leur statut. Les traditions et les interdits sont désormais bouleversés. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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