The Well

Name: The Well
Genre: Drama
Released: 2016
Duration: 96 min

Director: Lotfi Bouchouchi

Rights:

Highlights

The film is Algeria’s official submission to the Best Foreign Language Film category of the 89th Academy Awards.
The film won 11 awards, including three Best Director awards.

2016/ Algeria96 min/ Drama

Original Title

Le Puits

SYNOPSIS

Set during the Algerian War of Independence. In the film, the French army surrounds a southern Algerian village where they believe an enemy is being hidden and force the inhabitants to either confront the issue or die of thirst.

CAST

Nadia Kaci
Leila Metssitane
Laurent Maurel

CREW

Screenwriter: Yacine Benelhadj
DOP: Hazem Berrabah
Editor: Noura Nefzi

Production Company(ies)

Agence Algérienne pour le Rayonnement Culturel (AARC)
BL Films

Producer(s)

Aarc Algérie
Lotfi Bouchouchi

Carthage Film Festival (JCC), Tunisia

Alexandria Film Festival For Mediterranean Countries, Egypt

Muscat International Film Festival, Oman

Festival Maghrébin du Film d'Oujda, Morocco

Festival International de Cinéma Vues d'Afrique, Canada

Oran International Arabic Film Festival, Algeria

Malmo Arab Film Festival (MAFF), Sweden

Best Arab Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actress at the Alexandria Film Festival For Mediterranean Countries, Egypt

Special Jury Prize at the Carthage Film Festival (JCC), Tunisia

Best Screenplay and Grand Prize at the Muscat International Film Festival, Oman

Grand Prize at the Festival Maghrébin du Film d'Oujda, Morocco

Grand Prize at the Festival International de Cinéma Vues d'Afrique, Canada

Best Director at the Oran International Arabic Film Festival, Algeria

Best Director at the Malmo Arab Film Festival (MAFF), Sweden

Reviews

Brian Welk - TheWrap

Quotes

“In making The Well, director Lotfi Bouchouchi wanted to tell the story of the Algerian Revolution from a more novel perspective than the typical war movie, namely that of the innocent women and children caught in its crossfire.” Brian Welk - TheWrap