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08/01/2003 Drama 1h 34m
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Overview

Rachida, a young and self-assured teacher at an elementary school, becomes the target of terrorists when she refuses to place a bomb in her classroom. This acclaimed debut feature offers a unique glimpse into the lives of ordinary citizens in Algeria, where terrorism was commonplace during the civil conflict of the 1990s.

  1. Yamina Bachir-Chouikh

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Ibtissem Djouadi

    Rachida

  2. Bahia Rachedi

    Aïcha

  3. Rachida Messaoui En

    Zohra

  4. Hamid Remas

    Hassen

  5. Zaki Boulenafed

    Khaled

  6. Amel Chouikh

    La mariée

  7. Abdelkader Belmokadem

    Mokhtar

  8. Azzedine Bougherra

    Tahar

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Reviews

A review by r96sk
Written by r96sk on 2022-02-17
Interesting subject matter, though as a film I found 'Rachida' a bit flat.

Ibtissem Djouadi leads the cast well enough, though I wasn't invested in any of the characters onscreen. The story also felt a tad repetitive and lacking in progression. The pacing is fine, yet due to the aforementioned it does a drag in a few places - though the short 93 minute run time helps in that regard.

Not a bad film one bit, but it just isn't one that I clicked with.
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Status
Released

Original Language
Arabic

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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