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Zaïna, cavalière de l’Atlas (2005)

Dir: Bourlem Guerdjou         Adventure / Drama / Romance       stars 3
Overview
Zaïna, cavalière de l’Atlas is a French-German romantic film drama first released in 2005, directed by Bourlem Guerdjou.  The film stars Aziza Nadir, Sami Bouajila, Michel Favory, Simon Abkarian and Assaad Bouab.  It has also been released under the title: Zaina: Rider of the Atlas.  Our overall rating for this film is: good.


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Synopsis
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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