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Samia (2000)

2000-11-15 · 1h 13m · FR
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Samia is a teenage girl belonging to a family of Algerian Muslims who have settled in the southern French town of Marseilles. Although lured by the pleasures and opportunities that contemporary Western culture offers her, Samia is continually restrained by her family. Naturally, they expect her to follow their traditions to the letter and, for a woman, this means staying at home all day looking after their men folk. In the end, Samia has no option but to rebel against her family and find a new life for herself…

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Philippe FauconDirector, Writer

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Lynda BenahoudaLynda BenahoudaSamiaMohamed Chabane-ChaoucheMohamed Chabane-ChaoucheYacineKheira OualhaciKheira OualhaciHalima, la mèreNadia El KouteiNadia El KouteiAmel, la grande soeurYamina AmriYamina AmriLa tanteLakhdar SmatiLakhdar SmatiMohamedFarida Abdallah HadjFarida Abdallah HadjFaridaNaïma AbdelhamidNaïma AbdelhamidNaïmaAmel SahnouneAmel SahnouneKathiaMarie RivièreMarie RivièreLa conseillère d'orientation

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Genre affinityDramaDialogue densityDramaPacingShortDirector preference344155Actor preference340525 · 1585515 · 1278222Country preferenceFr

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What is Samia about?

Samia is a teenage girl belonging to a family of Algerian Muslims who have settled in the southern French town of Marseilles. Although lured by the pleasures and opportunities that contemporary Western culture offers her, Samia is continually restrained by her family. Naturally, they expect her to follow their traditions to the letter and, for a woman, this means staying at home all day looking after their men folk. In the end, Samia has no option but to rebel against her family and find a new life for herself…

How long is Samia?

Samia has a runtime of 73 minutes.