Synopsis
Hénia, a stateless young woman, tries desperately to return to Algeria to join her family, torn apart by history since 1975, when Algeria expelled 350 000 Moroccans from the country. But a love story will blur the rules and sow chaos.
Director: Narjiss Nejjar
Producers: La Prod, Moon a Deal Films, Orange Studio, Doha Film Insitute, Michel Merkt
Main Cast: Aziz Fadili, Avishay Benazra, Ghalia Benzaouia, Nadia Niazi, Mohamed Nadif, Julie Gayet
Language: Darija with English subtitles
Country: Morocco, France, Qatar
Duration: 94 min
بيوغرافيا
وُلدت نرجس النّجّار عام 1971 في طنجة في المغرب. صانعة أفلام وكاتبة سيناريو. صنعت فيلمها الوثائقي الأوّل عام 1994 ("مطلب كرامة"). وشاركت في إنتاج المسلسل الوثائقي "أعمال الملح" عام 1998. . آلّفت رواية نشرتها عام 1999 بعنوان "دفاتر البصمات". واختير فيلمها الرّوائي الأوّل "العيون الجافّة" (2003) لمسابقة الخمسة عشر في مهرجان كان وفي مهرجان FIFF وفي مهرجان مراكش السّينمائي حيث حصدت العديد من الأوسمة.
فيلموغرافيا:
2017 Stateless (Apatride) / 2011 The Rif Lover (L’amante du Rif) / 2008 Angels’ Terminal (Terminus des Anges), co-directed with Mohamed Mouftakir and Hicham Lasri / 2005 Wake up Morocco / 2002 Cry No More (Les Yeux Secs) / 2002 The Lunatic’s Mirror (Le Miroir du fou) / 2000 The Seventh Sky (Le Septième Ciel) / 1999 The Parabola (La Parabole)
Biography
Born in 1971 in Tangier, Morocco, Narjiss Nejjar is both a filmmaker and a screenwriter. She made her first documentary film in 1994 L’exigence de la dignité (The Demand for Dignity). In 1998, she co-produced the documentary series Les Salines (The Saltworks). She is the author of a novel published in 1999, Cahiers d’Empreintes (Imprints’ Notebooks). Her first fiction feature Les Yeux Secs (The Dry Eyes), 2003, was selected at the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs in Cannes, at the FIFF, at Marrakech Festival and obtained numerous honors.
Filmography:
2017 Stateless (Apatride) / 2011 The Rif Lover (L’amante du Rif) / 2008 Angels’ Terminal (Terminus des Anges), co-directed with Mohamed Mouftakir and Hicham Lasri / 2005 Wake up Morocco / 2002 Cry No More (Les Yeux Secs) / 2002 The Lunatic’s Mirror (Le Miroir du fou) / 2000 The Seventh Sky (Le Septième Ciel) / 1999 The Parabola (La Parabole)