The Blessed
Spring Grants 2017 - Post-Production Stage
Sofia Djama / Feature Narrative / Algeria, France, Belgium, Qatar / 2017 / 100 min / Original Language: Arabic, French / Interests: Drama
Synopsis
Algiers, a few years after the Civil War. Amal and Samir have decided to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary in a restaurant. While on route to their destination, they trade their views on Algeria: Amal speaks of lost illusions and Samir about the need to cope with them. Meanwhile, the couple’s son Fahim and his friends are wandering about in a hostile Algiers, the city that is about to steal their youth.
Credits
- Director
- Sofia Djama
- Screenwriter
- Sofia Djama
- Producer
- Serge Zeitoun, Patrick Quinet
- Production Company
- Liaison Cinematographique
About the Director
Born in Oran, Sofia Djama moved to Algiers to complete her Bachelor’s degree in Literature. In the early 2000s, she began writing a collection of short stories in which Algiers serves as the main protagonist of each plot. ‘Limply One Saturday Morning’, an adaptation of one of these stories, was her first short film. It won wide acclaim and received two awards at the 2011 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. This encouraged Djama to pursue her ambitions in the film industry. From then on, she has devoted herself to writing her first feature film, ‘The Blessed’, which is currently in post- production.
Awards and Festival History
Awards
Orizzonti Award for Best Actress (Lyna Khoudri), the Brian Award and the Lina Mangiacapre Award, Venice Int’l Film Festival 2017, Orizzonti (WP)
Contacts
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Director
Sofia Djama
- Company:
- filmaker
- Phone:
- 00213696192329
- Email:
- sofiadjama@gmail.com
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Main Contact
Serge Zeitoun
- Company:
- Liaison Cinematographique
- Phone:
- +33143570701
- Email:
- info@liaisoncinema.fr