| Title | Viva Laldjerie (2004) |
| Runtime | 1 hr. 50 min. |
| Studio | Film Movement |
| Genres | Drama |
| Description | Three women: a modern young woman, her mother and a local prostitute have been living in a hotel in the heart of Algiers amid creeping fundamentalism. Goucem, the daughter, has chosen a modern, emancipated life, spending steamy weekends in nightclubs. Fifi, her faithful friend, prostitutes herself under the thumb of a local protector. Papicha, the mother, eats pizzas in front of the television, torn between fear and nostalgia for the cabaret days of her youth. Known in Europe as the ‘Algerian Almodovar,’ director Moknèche weaves a richly drawn portrait of women exiled in their own country. Official Selection – Karlovy Vary, Cairo Int'l Film Festivals. |