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L'Année de l'Algérie

2009 · 17 min

A wry, talky backstage short that turns a casting session into a quiet, uncomfortable probe of identity and history.

Directed by
May Bouhada
Starring
Kouthair Baccouche, Catherine Ferran, Lou Hussein
Overview
Short film about the difficulty of casting fo a film about Algeria.

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Directed by
May Bouhada
Starring
Kouthair Baccouche, Catherine Ferran, Lou Hussein
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • race
  • politics
  • art
  • colonialism
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Directed by
May Bouhada
Written by
May Bouhada
Starring
Kouthair Baccouche, Catherine Ferran, Lou Hussein, Tewfik Jallab, Sabrina Ouazani
Runtime
17 min
Languages
French

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