Movies and TvShows featuring "algerian-civil-war" theme.

Set in the 1990s during the Algerian Civil War, 'Papicha' follows a young woman named Nedjma who dreams of becoming a fashion designer. Despite the rise of Islamic fundamentalism and the oppressive restrictions imposed on women, Nedjma organizes a fashion show to showcase her designs and challenge societal norms. Alongside her friends, she navigates the realities of terrorism, arranged marriages, and harassment, all while fighting for her freedom and independence within a society on the brink of chaos.

Algiers, a few years after the civil war. Amal and Samir have decided to celebrate their twentieth wedding anniversary in a restaurant. While on their way, their share their views on Algeria: Amal talks about lost illusions and Samir about the necessity to cope with them. At the same time, their son Fahim and his friends Feriel and Reda are wandering about in a hostile Algiers about to steal their youth.

Rachida, a young and self-assured teacher at an elementary school, becomes the target of terrorists when she refuses to place a bomb in her classroom. This acclaimed debut feature offers a unique glimpse into the lives of ordinary citizens in Algeria, where terrorism was commonplace during the civil conflict of the 1990s.

Yasmine and Rachid, two young Parisians children of Algerian immigrants, are in love and live a quiet life in France. One day, Rachid disappears and Yasmine learns that he is in Algeria. She decides to follow him, in that country that she does not know, that is filled with violence. As she travels looking for Rachid, she falls deeper into the horror of a country where nothing seems normal, another world, where death is ever present.