Rachida

1h 34m
Drama
6.9

Rachida, a young and self-assured teacher at an elementary school, becomes the target of terrorists when she refuses to place a bomb in her classroom. This acclaimed debut feature offers a unique glimpse into the lives of ordinary citizens in Algeria, where terrorism was commonplace during the civil conflict of the 1990s.

Cast

Ibtissem Djouadi
Rachida
Bahia Rachedi
Aïcha
Rachida Messaoui En
Zohra
Hamid Remas
Hassen
Zaki Boulenafed
Khaled
Amel Chouikh
La mariée
Abdelkader Belmokadem
Mokhtar
Azzedine Bougherra
Tahar

Crew

Yamina Bachir-Chouikh
Director, Writer, Editor
Cécile Andreotti
Editor
Mustapha Belmihoub
Cinematography
Anne-Olga De Pass
Original Music Composer

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