Omar, an unstable and lonely teenager, lives in a slum in the suburbs of Mostaganem, Algeria. He is addicted to a famous psychotropic, nicknamed “Madame Courage”: Artane tablets, very popular among young Algerians, for their euphoric effect of invincibility. Omar is an expert thief. One morning, he goes downtown to commit his usual crimes. His first prey is a young girl called Selma, walking with her friends, prominently wearing a gold necklace. As he commits his larceny, their eyes meet.
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Merzak Allouache Director · Yann Dedet Editor Tuong Vi Nguyen-Long Editor
Budget $600K · First release May 20, 2015 · Produced in Algeria
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$600,000
Production
Baya Films
Production
Neon Productions
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Algeria
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Original title
مدام كوراج
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic
Release dates
France · May 20, 2015
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
October 4, 2015 · Hamburg Film Festival
Greece
November 7, 2015 · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Italy
September 11, 2015 · Theatrical
Norway
April 8, 2016
South Korea
April 29, 2016 · Jeonju International Film Festival
Sweden
November 14, 2015 · Stockholm International Film Festival
Tunisia
November 22, 2015 · Carthage Film Festival
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