Nardjes A.

by Karim Aïnouz
  • 2020 MPM Film, Watchmen Productions
  • 2020 MPM Premium | watchmen prod.
  • 2020 MPM Premium | watchmen prod.
  • 2020 MPM Premium | watchmen prod.

    Synopsis

    Algeria, February 2019. A popular pacifist uprising erupts against the candidacy of president Bouteflika for a 5th term, steadily swelling into a revolution. Nardjes, a young Algerian woman, takes part in the movement to convey the hope of her people.
    Shot on the 8th of March 2019, International Women's Day, the film draws a portrait of her as she joins thousands of protesters in the streets of Algiers, fighting to overthrow a regime that has silenced them for decades. We follow her, while her whole country could be marching towards a brighter future.

    Festivals

    2020
    70 Berlinale PANORAMAdocuments
    51 Visions du Réel 'online edition'
    IDFA — Masters