Samia
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Philippe Faucon
Lynda Benahouda
Mohamed Chaouch
Kheira Oualhaci
Lakhdar Smati
Nadia El Koutei
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Samia is a teenage girl of Algerian descent living with her family, including sisters and brothers, in Marseille. She must struggle with the tradition-bound rituals and behavior of her home life while transitioning into the modern world of which she must become a part. One of Samia's sisters has "un Francais" - a non-Algerian - as a boyfriend, something that irks her mother, who is constantly fighting to maintain and safeguard the old ways. When Samia's father is hospitalized, responsibility for maintaining "order" shifts to the eldest brother. As Samia begins to spread her wings, she finds herself at loggerheads with her mother and brother, upholders of the religious and cultural restrictions Samia renounces.
Director
Philippe Faucon
Cast
Lynda Benahouda
Mohamed Chaouch
Kheira Oualhaci
Lakhdar Smati
Nadia El Koutei
Yamina Amri
Crew
Nacer Amri
Christian Argentino
Humbert Balsan
Francoise Clavel
Francoise Clavel
Philippe Faucon
Philippe Faucon
Laurent Lafran
Jacques Loiseleux
Sophie Mandonnet
Soraya Nini
Soraya Nini
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 2000
Released in United States 2001
Released in United States March 2001
Released in United States June 2001
Released in United States August 2001
Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Cinema of the Present) August 30 - September 9, 2000.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (On the Waterfront) January 24 - February 4, 2001.
Shown at Sydney Film Festival June 8-22, 2001.
Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eyes of the World) August 12-26, 2001.
Released in United States 2000 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Cinema of the Present) August 30 - September 9, 2000.)
Released in United States March 2001 (Shown in New York City (Walter Reade) as part of program "Rendez-Vous with French Cinema Today" March 9-18, 2001.)
Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (On the Waterfront) January 24 - February 4, 2001.)
Released in United States June 2001 (Shown at Sydney Film Festival June 8-22, 2001.)
Released in United States August 2001 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eyes of the World) August 12-26, 2001.)
