Synopse
Algeria, 1994. With Civil War raging for years in the north of the country, each day continues to bring its share of death and horror. Police officers S. and Lotfi, two childhood friends, travel through the desert looking for Abou Leila, a dangerous terrorist on the run. In the immensity of the Sahara, their quest seems absurd, but Lofti has only one priority: to keep S. as far from the capital as possible, knowing his friend is too fragile to face more bloodshed. But the deeper they get into the desert, the more they are confronted with their own trauma and violence
Regie
AMIN SIDI-BOUMÉDIÈNE (*1982) studied film at the Conservatoire Libre du Cinéma Français in Paris and his shorts Tomorrow, Algiers? (2010) and The Island (2012) won several prizes. Abou Leila is his his debut full-length film.
Info
Original Title: Abou Leila
International Title: Abou Leila
Category: Feature
Section: Kaleidoskop
Version & Subtitles: Arabic, Tamasheq OV with English subtitles
Director & Screenplay: Amin Sidi-Boumédiène
Cast/Protagonists: Slimane Benouari, Lyes Salem, Azouz Abdelkader, Fouad Megiraga, Meryem Medjkane, Hocine Mokhtar, Samir El Hakim
Production country: Algeria, France, Qatar
Year of Production: 2019
Length: 139 min
Producer: Claire Charles-Gervais, Louise Bellicaud, Fayçal Hammoum, Yacine Bouaziz
Production company: In Vivo Films, Thala Films
Cinematography: Kanamé Onoyama
Editor: Amin Sidi-Boumédiène
Production Design: Hamid Boughrara, Laurent Le Corre
World Sales: Isabel Ivars, Films Boutique
