HARRAGA BLUES
synopsis
Zine and Rayanne plan to flee to a dreamland, a fantasy haven on the north shore of the Mediterranean. The crossing is commonly made in fishing boats and other small craft; hundreds of harragas die each year. Zine embarks for Spain with a group of others, while Rayyane decides to stay back to raise more money for the crossing - which involves tricking his uncle into lending him money under the pretense of running a local business. But, like so many other working poor around the world, Rayanne refuses to weigh the danger against the prospect of a better world.
international title: | Harraga Blues |
original title: | Harraga Blues |
country: | Algeria |
year: | 2013 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Moussa Haddad |
film run: | 110' |
screenplay: | Amina Bedjaoui Haddad, Moussa Haddad |
cast: | Mouni Bouaalem, Karim Hamzaoui, Zakaria Ramdhan |
cinematography by: | Bachir SelLami |
film editing: | Mahfoudh Boudjema |
music: | Lotfi Attar |
producer: | Amina Bedjaoui Haddad |
production: | Moussa Haddad PROD |
backing: | Agence Algérienne pour le Rayonnement Culturel AARC |