Hénia, a 35-year-old woman haunted by the memory of her childhood being ripped away from her when she was estranged from her family and forced into exile in Morocco. Stripped of her identity, Hénia is determined to return to Algeria and find her mother.
Cast
El Ghalia Ben Zaouia
Avi Chay Benazra
Julie Gayet
Abdelziz El Fadili Crew
Screenwriter: Hanane Ouarda
DOP: Stéphane Vallée
Editor: Marie-Pierre Renaud, Julien Foure
Original Title: Apatride
Production Company(ies):
Moon a deal films
Producer(s):
Lamia Chraïbi, Michel Merkt
Berlinale, Germany
Casablanca Arab Film Festival, Morocco
Marrakech Film Festival, Morocco
“Nejjar has created a powerfully subjective film that questions what it means to live across borders, and to feel detached from the land of your birth and family.”
Cine-vue