Aïcha
6.8
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.
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Part of Aïcha
4 films
Cast
39 people
Sofia Essaïdi
Aïcha Bouamazza
Known for
Overdose
Women at War
Rabia Mokeddem
Mme Bouamaza
Also in
Inch'Allah dimanche
Sisters
Yamina Benguigui
Amidou
M. Bouamaza
Known for
Sorcerer
Ronin
Carole Bienaimé
Bunny Godillot
Mme Maillard
Known for
Tanguy
Dominique Lancelot
Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière
Biyouna
Biyouna
Known for
Belleville Cop
The Source
Philippe Dupuis-Mendel
Shemss Audat
Nedjma
Known for
Chronicles of the Sun
All Together
Priscilla Attal-Sfez
Lisa
Also in
Forgotten Girls
Les Vivants et les Morts
Yamina Benguigui Director · Dominique Lancelot Writer Antoine Roch Cinematographer
First release May 13, 2009 · Produced in France
Production
France Télévision Images
Production
France
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Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · May 13, 2009
TV · France 2
No release date listed for United States.
France
November 4, 2009 · Physical · DVD
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