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Viva Algeria (Viva Laldjérie) (2004)

8 Listal rating
6.9 IMDB rating

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This is a story of old and young in Algeria told through a mother and daughter hiding out in a hotel from local terrorists. We follow pretty Goucem (Lubna Azabal), 27, through the urban landscape of modern-day Algiers as she attempts to assert her own version of a liberated lifestyle. She battles daily with the conflict of a new Algiers; pitting tr ... (more)


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Lubna Azabal

Lubna Azabal

Goucem
Biyouna

Biyouna

Papicha
Abbes Zahmani

Abbes Zahmani

Chouchou
Florence Giorgetti

Florence Giorgetti

La voyante
Lounès Tazairt

Lounès Tazairt

Docteur Aniss Sassi
Akim Isker

Akim Isker

Yacine Sassi
Fawzi B. Saichi

Fawzi B. Saichi

Le planton du cadastre
Serge Avedikian

Serge Avedikian

Monsieur Fares


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Posted : 1 year, 4 months ago at Jul 11 1:04
Set in Algiers, this thriller revolves around three women - a young woman who is the mistress of a rich doctor, a prostitute and a retired cabaret singer - who live in the same apartment complex. It puts a very different face on the country from what I expected. The music throughout the movie is also excellent.

Rating : 8/10