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A Balasaur Score of 75 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 88%, Metacritic 69/100. Scores higher than 87% of the 6,719 2010s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
Nedjma, an 18-year-old student passionate about fashion design refuses to let the tragic events of the Algerian Civil War keep her from experiencing a normal life. As the social climate becomes more conservative, she rejects the new bans set by the radicals and decides to put on a fashion show.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Metacritic69/100
281 audience votes
Key crew
- Mounia MeddourWriter
- Mounia MeddourDirector
- Robin CoudertOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Lyna KhoudriNedjma
- Shirine BoutellaWassila
- Amira Hilda DouaoudaSamira
- Nadia KaciMadame Kamissi
- Yasin HouichaMehdi
- Zahra DoumandjiKahina
- Aida GuechoudSaliha
- Meriem MedjkaneLinda
- Marwan ZeghbibKarim
- Samir ElhakimMokhtar
- Amine MentseurSlimane
- Khaled BenaissaAbdellah
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Themes
female friendshipbased on true storyfashion designerfemale protagonistterrorismalgiers, algeriafashion showdance clubwoman director1990salgerian civil war (1991-2002)