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Honey Cigar (Cigare au miel)

Directed by Kamir Aïnouz
France, Belgium, Algeria
2020
100 mins

Paris, 1993. Selma, 17, lives in a bourgeois and secular Berber family. When she meets and is strongly attracted to Julien, a dashing young man, she realizes for the first time how the heavy rules of her patriarchal family affect her intimacy.

As Islamism takes over her country of origin and her family crumbles, Selma discovers the power of her own desire. She must resist and fight.

Through the strength of her people, she starts walking down the path of what it means to become a free woman.

  • Year
    2020
  • Country
    France, Belgium, Algeria
  • Language
    French
  • Premiere Status
    North American Premiere
  • Director
    Kamir Aïnouz
  • Cast
    Zoé Adjani, Amira Casar, Lyes Salem
  • Writer
    Kamir Aïnouz
  • Cinematographer
    Jeanne Lapoirie
  • Editor
    Albertine Lastera
  • Genre
    Drama, Social Issues
  • Theme
    Directed by Women, En français, Jordan Ressler First Feature Award

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