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At the death of her husband, Soumicha, mother of three children, has to earn a living and becomes the only woman taxi driver in Sidi Bel-Abbès (Algeria). The film shows her working conditions in a job normally reserved for men, and a city where integrist violence rages. Soumicha takes us around the city, introduces us to the many contradictory aspects of this society, and acquaints us in the course of her travels with other women who, like herself, are struggling for more freedoms. The filmmaker has chosen to give voice to those who were the first victims of the fundamentalist pressure, long before violence became widespread in Algeria.

Belgium / Algeria - 2000 - 52 mn - Betacam SP - Colour

Réalisation Belkacem Hadjadj Scénario Belkacem Hadjadj Image Ahmed Messad Son Mohamed Ziouani Montage Karima Saïdi Musique Anouar Brahem, Belemou Messaoud

Production et Ventes Les Films de la Passerelle, 62, rue Renory, 4031 Liège, Belgique Tél : +32 4 342 3602 Fax : +32 4 343 0720 E-mail : films@passerelle.be Co-Production Machahou Production, Entreprise Nationale de Télévision, Solidarité Étudiants Tiers-Monde, Radiotélévision belge de la communauté française - Liège, Ministère de la Communauté française Wallonie-Bruxelles