Cheba Louisa (2013)
Directed by Françoise Charpiat

Comedy

Film Synopsis

Djemila, a 30-something lawyer, has finally managed to get her own apartment, albeit one that is just a stone's throw from her parents' home.  She does everything she can to conceal her North African origins, so determined is she to portray herself as the model French career woman.  Her neighbour Emma belongs to a very different world - she is having a hard time trying to bring up her two children on her modest income.  Even though the two women have nothing in common, they form a close bond through their love of music...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Françoise Charpiat
  • Script: Françoise Charpiat, Mariem Hamidat
  • Cinematographer: Gérard de Battista
  • Cast: Rachida Brakni (Djemila), Isabelle Carré (Emma), Biyouna (Zohra), Stanley Weber (Fred), Mhamed Arezki (Ahmed), Baya Belal (Nadia), Agathe de La Boulaye (Emilie), Malonn Lévana (Zoe), Florina Lemaitre (Anatole), Younes Bouab (Yacine), Anne Loiret (La directrice), Sid Ahmed Agoumi (Tayeb), Steve Tran (David), Karim Ait M'Hand (Farouk), Lahcen Razzougui (Samir), Mamia Cherif (Cheba Ibtissem), Rachid Taha
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 95 min

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