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| Directed by | Sofia Djama |
| Screenplay by | Sofia Djama |
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| Cinematography | Pierre Aïm |
| Edited by | Sophie Brunet |
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| Running time | 1h 42min |
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| Languages | French, Arabic |
The Blessed, also known as Les Bienheureux, is an Algerian movie that shows a family living in the aftermath of the Algerian Civil War also known as 'the dirty war'.
Synopsis
Set in 24 hours, the movie centers on a couple who happens to be celebrating their twentieth anniversary and plans a date in a restaurant. The couple gets into a disagreement concerning whether or not to send their son abroad for schooling and they decide to ask their friends about it during the night out. During the dinner, the topic is brought up and it ends up with each of them opining their perspectives concerning the war and country's future.
Cast
- Sami Bouajila
- Nadia Kaci
- Adam Bessa
- Amine Lansari
- Lyna Khoudri
- Faouzi Bensaïdi
- Hadjar Benmansour
- Salima Abada
- Abdelkader Affak
- Mohamed Ali Allalou
Awards and nominations
*Göteborg Film Festival (2018)
International Debut Award
Sofia Djama
*AMAA 2018 Award
Best Young/Promising Actor
Anine Lansari
*Hamburg Film Festival (2018)
Political Film Award
Sofia Djama
*Lumiere Awards, France (2018)
Heike Hurst Award
Best First Film (Meilleur premier film)
Sofia Djama
*Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (2018)
Emerging Filmmaker Award
Sofia Djama
*Seattle International Film Festival (2018)
New Directors Competition
Sofia Djama
*Venice Film Festival (2017)
Sofia Djama
Lina Mangiacapre Award
Sofia Djama
Venice Horizons Award
Best Actress
Lyna Khoudri
Venice Horizons Award
Best Film
Sofia Djama
References
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- "Biennale Cinema 2017 | Collateral Awards of the 74th Venice Film Festival". La Biennale di Venezia. 2017-09-09. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- "Mostra del Cinema di Venezia: il premio Brian a "Les bienheureux"". A ragion veduta. UAAR. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
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