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Aïcha (2009)

Aïcha (2009)

Drama Comedy TV Movie
Release Date: 2009, May 13
Directors: Yamina Benguigui
Countries: France
Production: France Télévision Images
Cast: Abel Jafri, Amidou, Katia Tchenko, Lakshantha Abenayake, Jean Benguigui, Bibi Naceri, Axel Kiener, Rime Nahmani, Sofia Essaïdi, Tassadit Mandi, Shemss Audat, Biyouna

Overview:

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.