Les Diseurs de verite
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Karim Traidia
Sid Ahmed Agoumi
Jaap Spijkers
Monic Hendrickx
Mireille Perrier
Mahmoub Benyacoub
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Algerian journalist forced to seek political asylum in Holland.Opening with Sahafi's assination, the pic bactracks to examine his options: to continue living as a "speaker of the truth" in Algeria, where his print campaign for democracy and freedom has made him the target of death threats; or to take refuge in Holland and live as one of the faceless masses who fled to the ravaged nation.
Director
Karim Traidia
Film Details
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
"Les Diseur de Verite" is the second feature effort of Traidia who debuted with "The Polish Bride" (Netherlands/Alegeria/1999).
Shown at Cannes International Film Festival (market) May 10-21, 2000.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (in competition) January 26 - February 6, 2000.
Shown in New York City (Quad Cinema) as part of program "Dutch Treats 2000: New Films From Holland" December 1-7, 2000.
35mm
color
Dolby
dialogue French, Arabic and Dutch
Originally conceived as a play for television in the Netherlands.
