2019 > Algeria/France > Directed by Mounia Meddour
With Lyna Khoudri, Shirine Boutella, Amira Hilda Douaouda
Nedjma, a free spirited 18-year-old student during Algeria's Civil War in the late '90s, refuses to be intimidated by growing conservative religious forces and stages her resistance by putting on a fashion show. "Marked by a fierce vitality and vivid emotional authenticity, Papicha thrives on the heat of Nedjma's anger and the glorious bond among the mostly young female performers." (NY Times) Subtitled. More at www.distribfilmsus.com/our-movies/papicha-available-spring-2020/
1 hr 45 min.

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