Papicha

By Mounia Meddour (2019, Drama, 1h45)

Tue. 16 May 2023 - from 5.45pm to 7.45pm - French Film Club (at Manchester Central Library) - Cert.15

"Algeria, 1990s. Nedjma, an 18-year-old student passionate about fashion design refuses to let the tragic events of the Algerian Civil War prevent her from experiencing a normal life and going out at night with her friend Wassila. As the social climate becomes more conservative, she rejects the new bans set by the radicals and decides to fight for her freedom and independence by putting on a fashion show."

Film in French and Arabic with English subtitles.

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