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Aïcha

2009 · 90 min

A grounded, quietly warm coming-of-age story about a young woman straining against family and community expectations.

Directed by
Yamina Benguigui
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Sofia Essaïdi, Rabia Mokeddem, Amidou
Overview
A few miles from Paris, on the other side of the northern ring road, stands a ghetto neighborhood with countless rows of dilapidated apartment buildings, their concrete crumbling and iron rusting. A multiracial community has long been rooted here, while most native French families have deserted the area. In tower 216 lives a "model" family of Algerian origin, the Bouamazzas. Our heroine, Aïcha, 25, the eldest daughter, is held up as an example by the whole community. But Aïcha can no longer bear the weight of the community: she wants to spread her wings, gain her independence, and finally cross the Rubicon.

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Directed by
Yamina Benguigui
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Sofia Essaïdi, Rabia Mokeddem, Amidou
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    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
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    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • family
    • freedom
    • class
    • gender
    Places
    • big city
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour5
    Realism8
    Romance3
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy, drama, tv movie
    Directed by
    Yamina Benguigui
    Written by
    Dominique Lancelot
    Starring
    Sofia Essaïdi, Rabia Mokeddem, Amidou, Bunny Godillot, Biyouna, Shemss Audat, Priscilla Attal-Sfez, Bernard Montiel
    Cinematography
    Antoine Roch
    Runtime
    90 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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