Poupiya

Story

Synopsis

Rachid, a retired colonel and former freedom fighter, mysteriously disappears carrying a rifle from his past, while Djamel, a young man from a working-class neighborhood, sets off on an unexpected night adventure. On a remote rural road, their paths cross in a strange encounter that unfolds into a series of absurd and comedic situations, where memory collides with reality in a journey full of surprises.

Director

Yacine Bouaziz

Writers

Yacine Bouaziz

Language

Arabic

Country

Algeria

Release date

11 June 2026

Ensemble

Cast

• Attmane Elakabe M'hamed

  Djamel

• 

  Boualem Benani

  Si Rachid

• Mina Lachter

  Mimicha

• 

  Brahim Derris

  Sid Ali

• Mahfoud Berkane

  El Zaim

• 

  Hanaa Mansour

  Souad

• Souhila Yakoubi

  Djamel's Mother

• 

  Idir Benaibouche

  The Bandit

• Hcen Kherroubi

  Jaded Bandit

• 

  Khaled Benaissa

  Si H'med

• Mourad Yekour

  Fouzi

• Anya louanachi

  Leila