• Rating:
• Genre: Drama
• Director: Zaida Ghorab-Volta
• Main Cast: Zarha Benaissa, Salah Teskouk, Zaida Ghorab-Volta, Thierry Lorent
• Release Year: 1995
• Country: FR
• Run Time: 57 minutes

Plot

A young French immigrant from the Middle-East struggles to grow up in the housing projects surrounding Paris in this drama. The young woman faces many obstacles. Though she is in her twenties, Mimouna is forced to live with her domineering father and his traditionally submissive wife. Her younger siblings have eschewed Algerian traditions, and so does Mimouna, but only to a point, for she can also see the value of keeping her cultural heritage alive. Whether or not she chooses to live a traditional Algerian existence or that of the modern Western woman, Mimouna realizes that her gender restricts her opportunities in life. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Zarha Benaissa
• Salah Teskouk
• Zaida Ghorab-Volta
• Thierry Lorent

Kelly McGillis - Grieving Mom
Michael T. Weiss - Defendant
Kamel Abdeli
Agnes Gomes-Saraiva
Nadia Hamidi
Fabienne Pharo
Sylvia Wels

Credit

Robert Draper - Cinematographer; Philippe Jacob - Art Director; Philippe Jacob - Costume Designer; Zaida Ghorab-Volta - Director; Zaida Ghorab-Volta - Screenwriter; Fabienne Desfleches - Art Director; Fabienne Desfleches - Costume Designer; Yvan Gaillard - Editor; Daniele Incalcaterra - Producer; Benoit Lafferrerie - Sound/Sound Designer; Emmanuelle LeFyr - Cinematographer; Helene Louvart - Cinematographer; Francois Narboni - Composer (Music Score); Gilles Volta - Editor