ENOUGH !

Djamila Sahraoui

algeria france 2006 95 min

Set in an Algerian coastal village in the 1990s, the film follows Amel, a lively woman in her thirties who works as an emergency doctor, and Khadidja, a sixty-something nurse who is energetic and humorous. When Amel’s journalist husband Mourad disappears, she sets out to find him, accompanied by Khadidja. Their dangerous journey takes them through the mountains and into the heart of Algeria’s civil conflict, forcing the two women to confront both each other and the history that has shaped their lives.

• About the film

  Original title Barakat !

  Directed by Djamila Sahraoui

  Screenplay Djamila Sahraoui Cécile Vargaftig

  Cast Rachida Brakni Fettouma Ousliha Bouamari Zahir Bouzerar

  Music Alla

  Cinematography Katell Djian Raphaël O'Byrne

  Editing Catherine Gouze

  Production Companies Les Films d'Ici BL Productions Nomadis Images Arte France Cinéma Ente

• Festivals & Awards

  Berlin International Film Festival
  2006 | Forum

  Festival Cinema Africano, d’Asia e America Latina — Milan
  2006 | Official Competition
  Best African Film

  Rencontres Cinématographiques de Carros — L’Âme du Maghreb
  2006 | Official Selection

  Festival International du Film de La Rochelle
  2006 | Official Selection

  Biennale des Cinémas Arabes — Paris / Marseille / Poitiers
  2006 | Official Selection

  Melbourne International Film Festival
  2006 | Official Selection

  Festival de Cinéma de Douarnenez
  2006 | Official Selection

  Festival des Films du Monde de Montréal
  2006 | Official Selection

  BFI London Film Festival
  2006 | Official Selection

  Journées Cinématographiques de Carthage
  2006 | Official Selection

  Stockholm International Film Festival
  2006 | Official Selection

  Festival du Cinéma Méditerranéen de Bruxelles
  2006 | International Competition

  Cairo International Film Festival
  2006 | Official Competition
  Best Arab Film

  Dubai International Film Festival
  2006 | Muhr Awards — Feature Film Competition
  Golden Muhr — Best Arab Feature Film

  Festival Panafricain du Cinéma et de la Télévision de Ouagadougou — FESPACO
  2007 | Official Competition
  Oumarou Ganda Award — Best First Work
  Best Screenplay
  Best Music

  International Film Festival Rotterdam
  2007 | Cinema of the World: Time & Tide

  Festival de Cine Africano de Tarifa
  2007 | Official Competition
  Best Director — Djamila Sahraoui

  Muestra Internacional de Cine de Mujeres de Barcelona
  2006 | Official Selection
  Audience Honourable Mention

  Lumières Awards
  2007 | Nomination
  Best French-Language Film