Algeria 1994: childhood friends Lotfi (Lyes Salem) and S. cross the desert together, trying to hunt down the infamous terrorist Abou Leila.
Dive into the full lineup of films & events that make up the 2020 Festival programGet helpful tips and info covering everything you need to navigate the FestivalSFFILM is a community of film lovers and filmmakers dedicated to the art of cinema.Reach film fans through a customized partnership of the Festival and our many year-round programs!Fayçal Hammoum, Yacine Bouaziz, Louise Bellicaud, Claire Charles-Gervais Director Amin Sidi-Boumédine. Add our editors' Netflix movie and TV picks to your Watchlist, including mini-series "Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? A young Japanese woman named Yoko who finds her cautious and insular nature tested when she travels to Uzbekistan to shoot the latest episode of her travel variety show. Algeria, 1994. A graduate of Conservatoire Libre du Ciné Français, Amin Sidi-Boumédine is an editor, writer, and director.
2019 Cannes Festival ... Police officers S. and Lotfi, two childhood friends, travel through the desert looking for Abou Leila, a dangerous terrorist on the run. Directed by Amin Sidi-Boumédiène Feature Film, 2019. In the immensity of the Sahara, their quest seems absurd, but … Algeria, 1994. The Bay Area's home for the world's finest films and filmmakers.“This intentionally disorienting work … is literally and figuratively a trip that isn’t only captivating but tries to take its viewers captive.
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However, the two follow only a vague trail, and Lotfi’s urge to keep his friend away from the capital Algiers is revealed to have a hidden motive. With Slimane Benouari, Lyès Salem, Azouz Abdelkader, Fouad Megiraga. Playing in the Critics’ Week at the Cannes Film Festival, Amin Sidi-Boumédiène’s tense drama Abou Leila [+ see also: trailer film profile] starts with a title card telling us that it’s Algeria in 1994, during the so-called “Black Decade” when the country was in the midst of the devastating Algerian Civil War.
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S. and Lotfi, two childhood friends, cross the desert in search of Abu Leila, a dangerous terrorist. S. and Lotfi, two childhood friends, cross the desert in search of Abu Leila, a dangerous terrorist. Abou Leila. When her village is threatened with forced resettlement due to reservoir construction, an 80-year-old widow finds a new will to live and ignites the spirit of resilience within her community.
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During Critic’s Week, Amin Sidi-Boumédiène will be presenting his first feature film, Abou Leila, shot in Algeria. Gradually his obsession for finding out the truth accumulates and inevitably begins to endanger himself and his loved ones. Directed by Amin Sidi-Boumediène. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. S. and Lotfi, two childhood friends, cross the desert in search of Abu Leila, a dangerous terrorist. Not interested in naturalistic conventions or historical recreations, Sidi-Boumèdiéne instead uses the world of dreams and the tools of cinema to try and approximate the complex headspace of those finding themselves stuck in a bloody and entirely absurd conflict, seemingly without a way out.” –Boyd van Hoeij, A graduate of Conservatoire Libre du Ciné Français, Amin Sidi-Boumédine is an editor, writer, and director. (curt, 2011) You might be interested in these movies: A STORMY NIGHT
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Police officers S. and Lotfi, two childhood friends, travel through the desert looking for Abou Leila, a dangerous terrorist on the run. His films include the shorts Demain, Alger? Use the HTML below. Amin Sidi-Boumédiène Algeria, France | 2019 | Genre: Drama | first feature film | running time: 140’ (2011) and Al Djazira (2012).Abou Leila, winner of the New Waves Award at the Seville European Film Festival and the Silver Méliés Award at the Neuchâtel Fantastic Film Festival, is his first feature. Algeria, 1994. With Civil War raging for years in the north of the country, each day continues to bring its share of death and horror.