Mounia MeddourCast
Lyna Khoudri Shirine Boutella Hilda Amira Douaouda Yasin Houicha Zahra Manel Doumandji Marwan Fares
Credits
Written by: Fadette Drouard
Plot
In 1990s Algiers, a university student who dreams of becoming a fashion designer organizes a fashion show in defiance of rising Islamist pressure on women.
Sinekatalog’s take
A brave, vivid debut about style as resistance.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (4,159 votes)
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