143 SAHARA STREET

In the middle of the Algerian Sahara, Malika runs a small roadside café and rest stop on the Trans-Saharan road. Alone in this remote place, she welcomes truck drivers, travellers and wandering souls who stop for a coffee, tea, an omelette or simply a cigarette. Through these fleeting encounters and conversations, the café becomes a small window onto a wider world, while Malika’s strong personality and stories gradually reveal the life and history of the region.

Original title 143 Rue du Désert
Directed by Hassen Ferhani
Screenplay Hassen Ferhani
Cast Malika Chawki Amari Samir El Hakim
Cinematography Hassen Ferhani
Editing Stéphanie Sicard Nadia Ben Rachid Nina Khada Hassen Ferhani
Production Companies Allers Retours Films Centrale Électrique
Locarno International Film Festival
2019 | Filmmakers of the Present — World Premiere
Best Emerging Director — Hassen Ferhani
Nomination — Golden Leopard — Filmmakers of the Present
Toronto International Film Festival
2019 | Wavelengths — North American Premiere
El Gouna Film Festival
2019 | Feature Documentary Competition — African Premiere
Nomination — El Gouna Silver Star for Documentary Film
Rencontres Internationales du Documentaire de Montréal — RIDM
2019 | International Feature Competition
Special Jury Mention
Torino Film Festival
2019 | TFFDOC / International
Best International Documentary Film
DMZ International Documentary Film Festival
2019 | International Competition
White Goose Award — Grand Prize
Festival des 3 Continents — Nantes
2019 | International Competition
Montgolfière d’Argent
Young Jury Prize
Audience Prize — Prix Wik-Fip du Public
IDFA — International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
2019 | Best of Fests
São Paulo International Film Festival
2019 | International Selection
Warsaw International Film Festival
2019 | Official Selection
Cork International Film Festival
2019 | Documentary Competition
Nomination — Award for Cinematic Documentary
Entrevues — Belfort International Film Festival
2019 | Official Selection
Hainan International Film Festival
2019 | Official Selection
FICValdivia — Valdivia International Film Festival
2019 | International Competition
Second Special Mention
Africa Alive — Frankfurt
2020 | Official Selection
Movies That Matter Film Festival
2020 | Official Selection
DOK.fest München
2020 | Official Selection
CPH:DOX — Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
2020 | Official Selection
Luxembourg City Film Festival
2020 | Documentary Competition
Beldocs International Documentary Film Festival
2020 | Official Selection
San Francisco International Film Festival
2020 | Official Selection
PCMMO — Panorama des Cinémas du Maghreb et du Moyen-Orient
2020 | Official Selection
Filmer le travail — Poitiers
2020 | International Competition
Special Public Award
Festival du Film Arabe de Fameck
2020 | Official Competition
Special Jury Mention
États généraux du film documentaire — Lussas
2020 | Official Selection
Oh My Doc! Award
Festival Arte Mare — Bastia
2020 | Mediterranean Competition
Grand Prix Arte Mare
Festival International du Film Documentaire Sidi M’Hamed Benaouda
2022 | Feature Documentary Competition
Al-Alfa d’Or

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