Ahmed Banaissa Movies
- 1994
The potential dangers of fundamentalist Muslim fanaticism are presented in this provocative Algerian drama that is based on a true story. Salima and her husband Ali lead modern lives in Algeria. Salima is a schoolteacher, and Ali is an architect who works too hard. They have three adult children, two daughters and a son, Habib. Habib is a religious fanatic who spends most of his time at the mosque. When home, he demands that the family quit it's sinful, secular ways. Salima counsels him to adopt a more moderate approach and to get a job. When Ali begins experiencing paranoid delusions that his wife is possessed, he begins to adopt Habib's point of view. Ali, convinced that his delusions are real, hosts three fanatics who come to free Salima from the devil. The resulting exorcism leaves Salima mute and paralyzed. Salima's brothers press charges, but the fanatics are not prosecuted. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Djamila Haddadi, Fatiha Berber, (more)
The potential dangers inherent in the continued increase of Islamic fundamentalism in Algeria is clearly portrayed in this European political drama. The film is set in early 1993 and takes place in a decaying neighborhood, Bab El-Oued. The central character in this scary drama is Boualem, a young baker. Throughout his neighborhood the fundamentalists, locally led by the fanatical Said, have placed loud-speakers upon the rooftops to broadcast their hateful propaganda. Unable to stand the noise any longer, Boualem destroys a speaker and tosses it into the sea. Said promptly seeks to mow him down for his impudence. Said's sister, a liberal who resents having to wear a veil and behave in traditional ways, has been seeing Boualem. He loses his job after Said pushes his boss, who actually despises Said, but fears retaliation, to fire him. Surrounding the main plot are many sub stories, each of which sharply illustrates the dangers of fundamentalism. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Nadia Kaci, Mohamed Ourdache, (more)
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