Samia

Samia, an Algerian teenager, has immigrated with her large family to Marseilles, where she must cope with both racism and her family's own restrictions on her personal freedom. Her brother, Yacine appoints himself the protector of Samia's moral and physical virtue and after their father is...

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Corporate Authors: Arte France cinéma (Firm), Editions Montparnasse, Ognon Pictures
Other Authors: Balsan, Humbert, 1954-2005, Benahouda, Lynda, Chaouch, Mohamed, El Koutei, Nadia, Faucon, Philippe, Oualhaci, Kheira, Nini, Soraya
Format: Unknown
Language:French
Arabic
Published: [Paris] : Editions Montparnasse, c2002
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Summary:Samia, an Algerian teenager, has immigrated with her large family to Marseilles, where she must cope with both racism and her family's own restrictions on her personal freedom. Her brother, Yacine appoints himself the protector of Samia's moral and physical virtue and after their father is hospitalized and it becomes apparent that Samia's sister is having a relationship with a French boy, she responds to the pressures by becoming increasingly rebellious
Item Description:A foreign film (France)
Based on Ils disent que je suis une beurette by Sorata Nini
Special features include interview with director and co-screen writer; casting; trailer
Videodisc release of the 2000 motion picture
Physical Description:1 videodisc (70 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Format:DVD (Pal, region 2); stereo
Production Credits:Photography, Jacques Loiseleux; editor, Philippe Faucon, Nasser Amri, Sophie Mandonnet