Viva Algeria

Viva Algeria

113 mins | Drama | April 7, 2004

This movie portrays three women living in today's Algeria between modern society and Islamic fundamentalism, self-determination and dependence. Goucem, a young woman who works for a photographer and mistress of a rich doctor, her mother Papicha, a former cabaret star, and her best friend Fifi, a prostitute, all live in a hotel in the city center of Algiers. Their difficult personal situation and the growing influence of Islam lead to dramatic consequences...

Viva Algeria

113 mins | Drama | April 7, 2004

Viva Algeria
This movie portrays three women living in today's Algeria between modern society and Islamic fundamentalism, self-determination and dependence. Goucem, a young woman who works for a photographer and mistress of a rich doctor, her mother Papicha, a former cabaret star, and her best friend Fifi, a prostitute, all live in a hotel in the city center of Algiers. Their difficult personal situation and the growing influence of Islam lead to dramatic consequences...
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers
Original title Viva Laldjérie
Directors Nadir Moknèche
Writers

Cast

Nadia Kaci

as Fifi

Lubna Azabal

as Goucem

Biyouna

as Papicha

Jalil Naciri

as Samir

Waguih Takla

as Monsieur Mouffok

Akim Isker

as Yacine Sassi

Lynda Harchaoui

as Tiziri

Lounès Tazairt

as Docteur Aniss Sassi

Abbes Zahmani

as Chouchou

Faouzi Saichi

as Le planton du cadastre

Florence Giorgetti

as La voyante

Serge Avédikian

as Monsieur Fares

Hafsa Zinaï Koudil

as La femme au chapeau