EL'SARDINES
Genre
Fiction
Running time
65 minutes
Year
2025
Language
Arabic and French
Subtitle
English and Arabic
Country
Algeria and France
Director
Zoulikha Tahar
Bio
Producer
Claire Leproust-Maroko, Hugo Legrand-Nathan, Yacine Medkour
Cast
Meriem Ammar, Lina Boumedine, Meriem Medjkane, Dalila Nouar, Marwa Bakir, Rabie Ouadjaout, Lina Tlemçani, Djawed Bougrassa, Oussama Fernane, Amir Ourabah
Scriptwriter
Zoulikha Tahar, Kaouther Adimi
Zouzou, a 30-year-old bio-maritime engineer, single and living with her parents, cannot bring herself to tell her family that she’s leaving the day after her sister’s wedding. Despite securing a visa (unlike her best friend Warda) she struggles to decide whether to leave alone and join a scientific expedition, tracking sardines that have deserted Algerian waters. Torn between family duties and local gossip, Zouzou is on the verge of falling apart.
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