World Cinema
Algiers / Algiers
Screening Schedule
Screening 1
- 15th December
- 8.30 pm
- Ajantha
Screening 2
- 17th December
- 6.30 pm
- new 1
Screening 3
- 19th December
- 8.45 pm
- nila
Chakib Taleb-Bendiab
Director's bio
Chakib Taleb-Bendiab
Chakib Taleb-Bendiab is an Algerian writer, director, and musician. He has gained recognition for his work on numerous films and is known for his contributions to the British spy show "Go Dark." Taleb-Bendiab has won several awards at global festivals for his scripts and short films, including "Sang Froid" (2013) and "Black Spirit" (2018), an African Samurai tale set in the Sahara. He is set to release his first feature film, "Algiers," which will represent Algeria at the 97th Oscars in 2025 in the Best Foreign Film category.
Synopsis
The kidnapping of a little girl creates tension and suspicion in Algiers. Only Dounia, a brilliant psychiatrist, and Sami, a police inspector, can unearth the demons of the past.
Details of Cast
Meriem Medjkane, Nabil Asli, Hichem Mesbah
Details of Crew
DoP Ikbal Arafa Editors Fouad Benhammou, Chakib Taleb-Bendiab Sound Design Nassim El Mounabbih
Producer Details
Khaled Chikhi
Writer Details
Chakib Taleb-Bendiab
Stills
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