| Brief Description: | Ibtissem Djouadi stars as Rachida, a young divorcee who teaches at a local elementary school. When she makes the controversial decision not to wear a veil over her face, Islamic terrorists kidnap her and try to force her to plant a bomb in her school. When Rachida resists, her life is put in immediate peril. Yamina Bachir-Chouikh's film is a powerful look at the legacy of Algerian terrorism and its capacity to affect the lives of everyday citizens. In Arabic and French with English subtitles. |
