Zaïna, cavalière de l’Atlas (2005) - film review

Adventure / Drama / Romance

Summary

In the Atlas mountains, the young Zaïna buries her mother, who was killed by her possessive lover Omar. The girl’s father, Mustapha, is reluctant to take charge of her, since he fears Omar, his worst enemy. The Imam persuades him to take Zaïna back and take her to a place of safety. As they make their way across the mountains, Zaïna re-establishes her bond with her father and discovers the truth about her mother.

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Credits

Director: Bourlem Guerdjou
Script: Bourlem Guerdjou, Juliette Sales
Photo: Bruno de Keyzer
Music: Cyril Morin
Cast: Aziza Nadir (Zaïna), Sami Bouajila (Mustapha), Michel Favory (Abdellatif), Simon Abkarian (Omar), Assaad Bouab (Kadour), Lounès Tazairt (Barak), Hassam Ghancy (Djilhali), Taieb Ajedig (Moncef), Mohamed Bouhriri (Hassan), Mohamed Majd (Imam), Gamil Ratib (Récitant)
Country: France / Germany
Language: French / Arabic
Runtime: 100 min
Aka: Zaina: Rider of the Atlas

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