Cousines

A warm family reunion curdles into quiet moral friction, watching ordinary people weigh loyalty against conscience in a single charged day.

Directed by

Lyes Salem

Genres

Drama, Comedy

Starring

Lamia Cherfouh, Zineb Kortebi, Antar Chedadi

Overview

Driss, an Algerian emigrant who has settled down in France, is back to Algiers for his month's holiday. What joy it is to hug his relatives and friends, to get to know Nedjma, his cousin Amrane's promised wife and to rediscover the white beauty of his childhood town ! But, a dramatic news suddenly interferes. A fourteen-year-old girl has just been killed for refusing to wear the "hidjab". A spontaneous demonstration is organized, to which the women of the house decide to go. With one exception though : that of Nedjma banned from going by her future husband.

How it feels

Earnest, melancholic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Gender, family, freedom, politics

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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