VIVA LALDJÉRIE

nadir moknèche

algeria france belgium 2004 113 min

three women: a mother, her daughter and a prostitute have been living in a hotel in the heart of algiers amid creeping fundamentalism. goucem, the daughter, has chosen a modern, emancipated life, spending steamy weekends in nightclubs. fifi, her faithful friend, prostitutes herself under the thumb of a local protector. papicha, the mother, eats pizzas in front of the television, torn between fear and nostalgia for the cabaret days of her youth.

• About the film

  directed by nadir moknèche

  screenplay nadir moknèche

  cast biyouna lubna azabal nadia kaci

  music pierre bastaroli

  cinematography jean claude larrieu

  editing ludo troch

  production bl prod gimages arte france cinema need productions

• Festivals & Awards

  Florence – Festival France Cinéma
  2004 | Competition
  Special Mention

  Festival International Francophone du Cinéma en Acadie
  2004 | Official Selection
  La Vague Award — Best Feature Film

  Bratislava International Film Festival
  2004 | Official Selection
  Critics' Award

  Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
  2004 | Horizons

  Filmfest München
  2004 | Films Selected

  Tokyo French Film Festival
  2004 | Long Features

  Hong Kong French Film Festival
  2004 | Nouveaux Films

  IFI French Film Festival – Dublin
  2004 | Official Selection

  Seoul French Film Festival
  2004 | Long Features

  Thessaloniki International Film Festival
  2004 | International Competition
  Nomination — Golden Alexander / Best Film

  Festival du Film Francophone de Grèce
  2005 | Contribution des Ambassades Francophones

  International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR)
  2005 | Main Program — Feature Films

  Göteborg International Film Festival
  2005 | Films Selected

  Singapore French Film Festival
  2005 | Official Selection

  French Film Festival in Israel
  2005 | Official Selection

  International Belgrade Film Festival
  2006 | Official Selection

  Focus on French Cinema
  2007 | Official Selection