Nadia Kaci

Girls from a Good Family (1997)

Three well-educated North African women cope with sexual stereotyping in modern Tunisia. Amina a married Muslim woman living in Tunis with her two daughters. Even though she is allowed certain freedoms as a Muslim woman this is curtailed when she meets her old ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nouri Bouzid
CAST:  Amel Hedhili  •  Nadia Kaci  •  Leila Nassim  •  Raouf Ben Amor

Three well-educated North African women cope with sexual stereotyping in modern Tunisia. Amina a married Muslim woman living in Tunis with her two daughters. Even though she is allowed certain freedoms as a Muslim woman this is curtailed when she meets her old ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nouri Bouzid
CAST:  Amel Hedhili  •  Nadia Kaci  •  Leila Nassim  •  Raouf Ben Amor

Nationale 7 (2000)

In a nursing home for disabled near Toulon, René is unanimously hated by all. With fifty years and suffering from myopathy, has an irascible, rebellious character. But not resist provocations candor and uprightness of Julie, a special educator rookie. He confesses ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Pierre Sinapi
CAST:  Nadia Kaci  •  Olivier Gourmet  •  Saïd Taghmaoui  •  Chantal Neuwirth

In a nursing home for disabled near Toulon, René is unanimously hated by all. With fifty years and suffering from myopathy, has an irascible, rebellious character. But not resist provocations candor and uprightness of Julie, a special educator rookie. He confesses ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Pierre Sinapi
CAST:  Nadia Kaci  •  Olivier Gourmet  •  Saïd Taghmaoui  •  Chantal Neuwirth

Douce France (1995)

In this French comedy, the young adult children of working-class Arab immigrants living in the projects of suburban Paris endeavor to find a suitable cultural identity. The story centers on four young men in their 20s: Farida, who tries to live according to family ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Malik Chibane
CAST:  Frédéric Diefenthal  •  Saïda Bekkouche  •  Fadila Belkebla  •  Malek Kateb

In this French comedy, the young adult children of working-class Arab immigrants living in the projects of suburban Paris endeavor to find a suitable cultural identity. The story centers on four young men in their 20s: Farida, who tries to live according to family ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Malik Chibane
CAST:  Frédéric Diefenthal  •  Saïda Bekkouche  •  Fadila Belkebla  •  Malek Kateb

Memoirs of a French Whore (1979)

Marie is nineteen and bored in her little suburban life with no future. In a café, she meets the charismatic and beautiful Gerard. Blinded by adoration, Mary decides to leave her parents and her clerk job to live with the man she considers as the love of her life. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Duval
CAST:  Miou-Miou  •  Maria Schneider  •  Daniel Duval  •  Niels Arestrup

Marie is nineteen and bored in her little suburban life with no future. In a café, she meets the charismatic and beautiful Gerard. Blinded by adoration, Mary decides to leave her parents and her clerk job to live with the man she considers as the love of her life. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Duval
CAST:  Miou-Miou  •  Maria Schneider  •  Daniel Duval  •  Niels Arestrup

The Harem of Madame Osmane (2000)

In Algiers in 1993, while the civil war is starting, Mrs Osmane's tenants have to endure her bad temper. Her husband left her and the fear to lose her respectability haunt her. The former member of the Resistance during the Independence War persists in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nadir Moknèche
CAST:  Carmen Maura  •  Myriam Amarouchene  •  Nadia Kaci  •  Linda Slimani

In Algiers in 1993, while the civil war is starting, Mrs Osmane's tenants have to endure her bad temper. Her husband left her and the fear to lose her respectability haunt her. The former member of the Resistance during the Independence War persists in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nadir Moknèche
CAST:  Carmen Maura  •  Myriam Amarouchene  •  Nadia Kaci  •  Linda Slimani

Bab El Oued City (1994)

Bab El-Oued, a popular district of Algiers, in 1989, a few months after the riots. Boualem works at night in a bakery and steals the loudspeaker that was installed on his roof and was broadcasting the Imam's word... therefore preventing him from sleeping. This ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Merzak Allouache
CAST:  Nadia Kaci  •  Mohamed Ourdache  •  Hassan Abidou  •  Mabrouk Ait Amara

Bab El-Oued, a popular district of Algiers, in 1989, a few months after the riots. Boualem works at night in a bakery and steals the loudspeaker that was installed on his roof and was broadcasting the Imam's word... therefore preventing him from sleeping. This ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Merzak Allouache
CAST:  Nadia Kaci  •  Mohamed Ourdache  •  Hassan Abidou  •  Mabrouk Ait Amara

7 Years (2006)

A devoted young woman becomes ensnared in a web of sexuality and betrayal in Jean-Pascal Hattu’s consistently unpredictable and finely wrought character study. A vividly realistic psychosexual drama, the film’s sharp emotional honesty heralds a distinct new voice ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Pascal Hattu
CAST:  Valérie Donzelli  •  Cyril Troley  •  Bruno Todeschini  •  Pablo de la Torre

A devoted young woman becomes ensnared in a web of sexuality and betrayal in Jean-Pascal Hattu’s consistently unpredictable and finely wrought character study. A vividly realistic psychosexual drama, the film’s sharp emotional honesty heralds a distinct new voice ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Pascal Hattu
CAST:  Valérie Donzelli  •  Cyril Troley  •  Bruno Todeschini  •  Pablo de la Torre

It All Starts Today (1999)

In a mining town which has been blighted by economic downturns, an elementary school headmaster struggles to obtain social services on behalf of his students.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bertrand Tavernier
CAST:  Maria Pitarresi  •  Philippe Torreton  •  Nadia Kaci  •  Véronique Ataly

In a mining town which has been blighted by economic downturns, an elementary school headmaster struggles to obtain social services on behalf of his students.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bertrand Tavernier
CAST:  Maria Pitarresi  •  Philippe Torreton  •  Nadia Kaci  •  Véronique Ataly

Viva Algeria (2004)

This movie portrays three women living in today's Algeria between modern society and Islamic fundamentalism, self-determination and dependence. Goucem, a young woman who works for a photographer and mistress of a rich doctor, her mother Papicha, a former cabaret ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nadir Moknèche
CAST:  Nadia Kaci  •  Lubna Azabal  •  Biyouna  •  Nathalie Karsenty

This movie portrays three women living in today's Algeria between modern society and Islamic fundamentalism, self-determination and dependence. Goucem, a young woman who works for a photographer and mistress of a rich doctor, her mother Papicha, a former cabaret ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nadir Moknèche
CAST:  Nadia Kaci  •  Lubna Azabal  •  Biyouna  •  Nathalie Karsenty

Délice Paloma (2007)

Atop 17 flights of stairs, Madame Aldjeria rules over a crew of beautiful young women with the help of faithful son Riyad and clever lawyer Djaffar. Madame Aldjeria can set up a lonely old man with companionship or destroy the reputation of whomever the client ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nadir Moknèche
CAST:  Biyouna  •  Nadia Kaci  •  Aylin Prandi  •  Daniel Lundh

Atop 17 flights of stairs, Madame Aldjeria rules over a crew of beautiful young women with the help of faithful son Riyad and clever lawyer Djaffar. Madame Aldjeria can set up a lonely old man with companionship or destroy the reputation of whomever the client ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nadir Moknèche
CAST:  Biyouna  •  Nadia Kaci  •  Aylin Prandi  •  Daniel Lundh

I Still Hide to Smoke (2017)

Α tragi-comedy about 9 women of different ages and various backgrounds that gather in an Algerian hammam to talk about their lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rayhana Obermeyer
CAST:  Hiam Abbass  •  Fadila Belkebla  •  Nadia Kaci  •  Biyouna

Α tragi-comedy about 9 women of different ages and various backgrounds that gather in an Algerian hammam to talk about their lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rayhana Obermeyer
CAST:  Hiam Abbass  •  Fadila Belkebla  •  Nadia Kaci  •  Biyouna

The Well (2015)

Women and children from a village in southern Algeria find themselves besieged by soldiers and can not get out the risk of dying. Gradually, these villagers are faced with thirst. At the point where soon arises for them the dilemma of choosing their death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lotfi Bouchouchi
CAST:  Nadia Kaci  •  Laurent Maurel  •  Layla Metssitane  •  Ourais Achour

Women and children from a village in southern Algeria find themselves besieged by soldiers and can not get out the risk of dying. Gradually, these villagers are faced with thirst. At the point where soon arises for them the dilemma of choosing their death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lotfi Bouchouchi
CAST:  Nadia Kaci  •  Laurent Maurel  •  Layla Metssitane  •  Ourais Achour

The Blessed (2017)

Algiers, a few years after the civil war. Amal and Samir have decided to celebrate their twentieth wedding anniversary in a restaurant. While on their way, their share their views on Algeria: Amal talks about lost illusions and Samir about the necessity to cope ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sofia Djama
CAST:  Sami Bouajila  •  Nadia Kaci  •  Amine Lansari  •  Lyna Khoudri

Algiers, a few years after the civil war. Amal and Samir have decided to celebrate their twentieth wedding anniversary in a restaurant. While on their way, their share their views on Algeria: Amal talks about lost illusions and Samir about the necessity to cope ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sofia Djama
CAST:  Sami Bouajila  •  Nadia Kaci  •  Amine Lansari  •  Lyna Khoudri

Lola Pater (2017)

When his mother dies, Zino decides to look for his father, Farid. But twenty-five years ago, Farid became Lola.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nadir Moknèche
CAST:  Fanny Ardant  •  Tewfik Jallab  •  Nadia Kaci  •  Lucie Debay

When his mother dies, Zino decides to look for his father, Farid. But twenty-five years ago, Farid became Lola.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nadir Moknèche
CAST:  Fanny Ardant  •  Tewfik Jallab  •  Nadia Kaci  •  Lucie Debay

Papicha (2019)

Algiers, 1997. The country is in the hands of terrorist groups, seeking to establish an Islamic and archaic state. Women are particularly affected and oppressed by primitive diktas, who seek to take control of their bodies and control their passage through the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mounia Meddour
CAST:  Marwan Zeghbib  •  Lyna Khoudri  •  Yasin Houicha  •  Nadia Kaci

Algiers, 1997. The country is in the hands of terrorist groups, seeking to establish an Islamic and archaic state. Women are particularly affected and oppressed by primitive diktas, who seek to take control of their bodies and control their passage through the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mounia Meddour
CAST:  Marwan Zeghbib  •  Lyna Khoudri  •  Yasin Houicha  •  Nadia Kaci

Houria (2023)

A young woman who is passionate about ballet dancing and experiences a trauma, and then she meets other women who have experienced similar situations and they find a creative way to pursue their passion.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mounia Meddour
CAST:  Lyna Khoudri  •  Rachida Brakni  •  Salim Kissari  •  Amira Hilda Douaouda

A young woman who is passionate about ballet dancing and experiences a trauma, and then she meets other women who have experienced similar situations and they find a creative way to pursue their passion.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mounia Meddour
CAST:  Lyna Khoudri  •  Rachida Brakni  •  Salim Kissari  •  Amira Hilda Douaouda

Divertimento (2023)

’95–’96, year of high school. Only 17 years old, Zahia Ziouni becomes aware that her dream of becoming a conductor and her ambition to make symphonic music accessible to all and in all territories, will go through the creation of an orchestra unique in its ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar
CAST:  Oulaya Amamra  •  Lina El Arabi  •  Niels Arestrup  •  Zinedine Soualem

’95–’96, year of high school. Only 17 years old, Zahia Ziouni becomes aware that her dream of becoming a conductor and her ambition to make symphonic music accessible to all and in all territories, will go through the creation of an orchestra unique in its ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar
CAST:  Oulaya Amamra  •  Lina El Arabi  •  Niels Arestrup  •  Zinedine Soualem