Fatima, the Algerian Woman of Dakar
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Cast & Crew
Med Hondo
Amel Djemel
Aboubacar Sadikh Ba
Larbi Zekal
Abdoul Almamy
Cheikh Wane
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Synopsis
The charged topic of Black-Arab relations in post-colonial Africa. While fighting alongside the French in the Algerian War of Independence, Senegalese soldier Souleyman rapes a young Algerian woman. Years later, his father sends him back to Algeria to make amends to "his sister in Islam." Reluctantly, the strong-willed Fatima agrees to marry Souleyman, if only to rescue their black son from the cruelty of the local bigots, but she soon finds out that culture shock can be liberating.
Director
Med Hondo
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Released in United States 2004
Released in United States June 2005
Shown at IFP/Los Angeles Film Festival (International Showcase) June 16-26, 2005.
Released in United States 2004
Released in United States June 2005 (Shown at IFP/Los Angeles Film Festival (International Showcase) June 16-26, 2005.)
