06/05/2019 - This feature debut, a co-production between France, Algeria and Belgium, is set to world-premiere in Un Certain Regard at Cannes

Algeria, 1990s. Nedjma, an 18-year-old student passionate about fashion design, refuses to let the tragic events of the Algerian Civil War stop her from having a normal life and going out at night with her friend Wassila. As the social climate becomes more conservative, she rejects the new bans introduced by the radicals, and decides to fight for her freedom and independence by putting on a fashion show.

This the synopsis for Papicha [+see also:
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