Rome Rather Than You (2006)
- Original title
- Roma Wa La N'Touma
- Directed by
- Tariq Teguia
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- France, Netherlands, Algeria, Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 6 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
Two young people in Algeria try to escape the lingering effects of the civil war. They dream of a better life elsewhere while navigating their daily struggles and relationships.
slow-burncontemplativemelancholicrestlessbleakhopefulintimateminimalistatmospheric
What happens
Rome Rather Than You (Arabic: روما ولا نتوما, romanized: Rūmā wa-lā ntumā; French: Rome plutôt que vous) is a 2006 Algerian-French-German drama film directed by Tariq Teguia, starring Samira Kaddour and Rachid Amrani as two young people who seek to leave Algeria and the Algerian Civil War behind for a brighter future. This is Teguia's feature film directorial debut. (He had previously made a few shorts and a 2002 documentary.) The film won the Special Jury Award at the 2007 Fribourg International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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