Honey Cigar (2020)

Original title

Cigare au miel

Directed by

Kamir Aïnouz

Genre

drama film

Country

Algeria, France, Belgium

Runtime

1h 36m

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 36 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman navigates family expectations and her own desires while coming of age in 1990s Algeria. She discovers her sexuality and independence against a backdrop of political and social change.

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What happens

Honey Cigar (French: Cigare au miel) is a 2020 coming-of-age drama film co-written and directed by Kamir Aïnouz, at her feature film debut. A co-production between France, Belgium and Algeria, the film premiered at the 77th edition of the Venice Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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