Film

Aïcha

2009 · 1h 30m · Comedy · Drama · TV Movie

A few miles from Paris, on the other side of the northern ring road, stands a ghetto neighborhood with countless rows of dilapidated apartment buildings, their concrete crumbling and iron rusting. A multiracial community has long been rooted here, while most native French families have deserted the area. In tower 216 lives a "model" family of Algerian origin, the Bouamazzas. Our heroine, Aïcha, 25, the eldest daughter, is held up as an example by the whole community. But Aïcha can no longer bear the weight of the community: she wants to spread her wings, gain her independence, and finally cross the Rubicon.

Sofia Essaïdi

Aïcha Bouamazza

Rabia Mokeddem

Mme Bouamaza

Amidou

M. Bouamaza

Bunny Godillot

Mme Maillard

Biyouna

Biyouna

Shemss Audat

Nedjma

Priscilla Attal-Sfez

Lisa

Bernard Montiel

Bernard Montiel

Linda Bouhenni

Farida

Farida Khelfa

Mailka

Katia Tchenko

Bernadette

Maurad Zegbib

Fouad

Rime Nahmani

Rim

Lakshantha Abenayake

Mehdi

Tassadit Mandi

Madame Ben Miloud

Abel Jafri

Mourad

• Yamina BenguiguiDirector
• Dominique LancelotWriter
• Antoine RochDirector of Photography

Release date

May 13, 2009

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

U

Genres

Comedy, Drama, TV Movie