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Yema

2012 · 90 min

It is a quiet, weighty meditation on endurance amidst the harsh realities of conflict and loss.

Overview
A small abandoned house, isolated in the Algerian countryside. Here Ouardia has buried her son Tarik, a soldier possibly killed by his own brother Ali, leader of an Islamist group. In this atmosphere, tense with pain and brittle with drought, life will little by little reassert itself. Thanks to the garden that Ouardia will bring to life by dint of courage, work, and obstinacy.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • war
  • survival
  • nature
  • family
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Djamila Sahraoui
Written by
Djamila Sahraoui
Starring
Djamila Sahraoui, Samir Yahia, Ali Zarif
Cinematography
Raphaël O'Byrne
Runtime
90 min
Country
Algeria
Languages
Arabic, French

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