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Lyna Khoudri (as Nedjma) A student defies religious extremism in ‘90s Algeria. The film is loosely based on the director’s youth.
PAPICHA [2019]
Winner of several film fest awards in 2019 and 2020. The film won the César Awards in two categories. “Most Promising Actress” (Lyna Khoudri) and “Best First Film”
Some Recent Films By MENA Women Filmmakers
A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night (2014) Dir. Ana Lily Amirpour
The Perfect Candidate (2019). Dir. Haifaa al-Mansour
Papicha (2019). Dir. Mounia Meddour
Capernaum (2018). Dir. Nadine Labaki
The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018). Dir. Desiree Akhavan
I Still Hide To Smoke (2016). Dir. Rayhana Obermeyer
Arab Blues (2019). Dir. Manele Labidi
Divines (2016). Dir. Houda Benyamina
The Man Who Sold His Skin (2020). Dir. Kaouther Ben Hania
In Between (2016). Dir. Maysaloun Hamoud
Papicha (Mounia Meddour, 2019)
Lyna Khoudri as Nedjma PAPICHA (2019) dir. Mounia Meddour
Le film Papicha est vraiment bien! La décennie noire en Algérie est un épisode tellement intéressant ds l’histoire de ce (magnifique) pays. Je recommande ++
nous livre une dure réalité de la jeunesse Algérienne des années 90 résistant à l’oppression. Défendre ses rêves, vivre la vie avec rage et innocence, tel est le message du film. À voir !
Papicha
Papicha (2019)
Nedjma, an 18-year-old student passionate about fashion design refuses to let the tragic events of the Algerian Civil War to keep her from experiencing a normal life and going out at night with her friend Wassila. As the social climate becomes more conservative, she rejects the new bans set by the radicals and decides to fight for her freedom and independence by putting up a fashion show.
Winners from women directed films at the 2020 César awards:
Yolande Zauberman won the César for Best Feature Documentary for M.
Papicha took home two awards for Best First Film for director Mounia Meddour and Best Female Newcomer for Lyna Khoudri.
Cinematographer Claire Mathon won Portrait of a Lady on Fire's only César for Best Cinematography.
