Cousines

Story

Synopsis

Driss, an Algerian emigrant who has settled down in France, is back to Algiers for his month's holiday. What joy it is to hug his relatives and friends, to get to know Nedjma, his cousin Amrane's promised wife and to rediscover the white beauty of his childhood town ! But, a dramatic news suddenly interferes. A fourteen-year-old girl has just been killed for refusing to wear the "hidjab". A spontaneous demonstration is organized, to which the women of the house decide to go. With one exception though : that of Nedjma banned from going by her future husband.

Director

Lyes Salem

Writers

Lyes Salem

Language

French

Release date

31 January 2004

Ensemble

Cast

• Lamia Cherfouh

  Nedjma

• Zineb Kortebi

  Yasmina

• Antar Chedadi

  Amrane

• Rachida Messaoudène

  Malika

• Abdelaziz Tarzaali

  Fares

• Bouchra Akbi

  Karima

• Mohamed Alassi

  Hamou Kadi

• Farida Krim

  Ouarda

• Nacéra Benbrahim

  Fouzia

• Reda Trikaoui

  Reda

• 

  Lyes Salem

  Driss

• Yacine Salem

  Yacine