PARKOUR(S)

Name: PARKOUR(S)
Genre: Comedy - Drama
Released: 2019
Duration: 81 min

Director: Fatma Zohra Zamoum

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Highlights

Winner of the Best Experimental Film and Best Film Directed by a Woman at the IFA - Istanbul Film Awards.
Had its market premiere at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.
Algerian Parkour athlete Nazim Halladja made his acting debut in the film.
The film received a production fund from the Algerian Ministry of Culture and participated in the Malmo Arab Film Festival-Market Forum.
Originally named RESET, the film focuses on giving voice to the unheard classes in the society by gathering them all at a wedding.

2019/ Algeria81 min/ Comedy - Drama

Original Title

Parkour

SYNOPSIS

Early morning, many people are heading towards a wedding hall; Youcef, a peddler, Salima, a member of the kitchen staff, and Sonia, a singer. They all have reasons to attend the wedding of Kamila and Khaled, but each has a different motivation.

CAST

Nazim Halladja
Adila Bendimered
Houda Hachemi
Nadjia Laaraf

CREW

Screenwriter: Fatma Zohra Zamoum
DOP: Youcef Benallegue
Editor: Maéva Dayras
Fatma Zohra Zamoum

Production Company(ies)

Z et Compagnie Productions
Cinérêve Productions

Producer(s)

Fatma Zohra Zamoum
Redouane Abbes

Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Canada

Rencontres Cinématographiques de Béjaia (RCB), Algeria

Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), Egypt

Indian World Cinema Film Festival (IWFF), India

IFA - Istanbul Film Awards, Turkey

African Film Festival New Zealand, New Zealand

Le Festival du film franco-arabe de Noisy-Le-Sec, France

Best Script and Jury Prize at the Indian World Cinema Film Festival (IWFF), India

Best Experimental Film and Best Film Directed by a Woman at the IFA - Istanbul Film Awards, Turkey

Quotes

“The film is really special. It addresses very important topics and sends messages to young people. It embodies the reality of our society, along with our ideas, customs and traditions…” ET Djazairi - Enjoyment Today