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Story
Stages of an escalation: a strongly allegorical drama about patriarchal power in Algeria. Réda lives with his parents in a bourgeois part of Algiers. He holds a high post in the biggest oil and gas company in the country, which is run by his authoritarian father. Despite his position, Réda is uneasy: he’s not able to emancipate himself from his father – in contrast to his brother, who openly rebels. More and more frequently, Réda’s frustration translates to violence. When his father dies, Réda makes an alarming discovery: his mirror image has disappeared.
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Director
KARIM MOUSSAOUI (*1976 in Algeria) worked as a film curator in Algiers before he began making films himself. His mid-length Die Tage davor (2013) won several prizes and was nominated for a César. In 2017, FILMFEST HAMBURG showed his debut feature Until the Birds Return.Info
L'Effacement
Fiction Feature
Arabic, French
Kaleidoscope | FF2024
France, Germany, Tunisia
2024
91 min
OV with English subtitles
Karim Moussaoui
Karim Moussaoui, Maud Ameline
Sammy Lechea, Zar Amir, Hamid Amirouche, Djalila Kadi-Hanifi, Idir Chender, Nassima Benchicou, Chawki Amari, Nadia Kaci
David Thion, Philippe Martin
Kristy Baboul
François Méreu, Kai Storck, Béatrice Wick, Samuel Aïchoun
Clément Pinteaux
Florencia Di Concilio
Karim Lagati
Elfie Carlier
Leïla Fournier
Olivier Père & Rémi Burah / ARTE France Cinéma, Holger Stern / ZDF/ARTE, Claudia Tronnier / ARTE G.E.I.E.
MK2 Films
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Nicole Gerhards / NiKo Film (DE), Dora Bouchoucha & Lina Chaabane / Nomadis Images
ARTE France Cinéma, ZDF/ARTE, ARTE G.E.I.E. , Ciné+
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