The film highlights the plight of women in conservative and judgmental societies.
In coordination with the Algerian Ministry of Culture and Arts, Anis Djaad’s The Life After is set to be screened in Algerian theatres in five major towns starting Wednesday, February 22, at 6 pm in Annaba — Algeria’s harbor city.
The flick will then be screened in Constantine — Algeria’s eastern city and commercial centre — on February 23 at 6 pm, followed by a screening in Tizi-Ouzou on the 24 at 6 pm, and Oran on the 25 at 6 pm. The final screening will be held at Sidi Bel Abbés on the 26 at 6 pm.
The film was featured at the 12th Luxor African Film Festival, which was held earlier in February.
Set in Algeria, in a small village where Hajar, the cleaning woman and her son Jamil, are forced to move from one village to another in order to escape rumours about her. A story of misery and survival begins as Hajar fights to protect herself and her son from the criminals who inhabit the city.
Starring Lydia Larini, Ahmed Belmoumane, Djemel Barek, and Samir El-Hakim, The Life After is produced by Alegria Production (Moncef Delici). Meanwhile, MAD Solutions is managing the film’s distribution in the Arab world.
The Life After competed in the official competitions of the Tashkent International Film Festival in Uzbekistan, Brussels Independent Film Festival in Belgium, and the Amiens International Film Festival in France. It was also chosen to join the Venice International Film Festival’s Final Cut Workshop.
The film received support from AFAC institution, Takmil workshop at Carthage Film Festival and CNC.
