(Un)Lucky

Overview

Director Fatma-Zohra Zamoum plays herself in this highly original and intriguing debut, interweaving a documentary-style account of her return to Algeria to shoot her film, employing members of her family along the way, with three mysterious, artfully-shot, fictional narratives. Alia, a photographer, is attempting to journey from Tunis to Constantine to see her sick father; Cherif, an aging writer, is grappling with the discovery of his own death via an announcement in the newspaper; their paths cross through Farid, the taxi driver, who guides them through a fraught Algerian landscape. Zamoun's stylish film heralds a significant new talent in Algerian cinema

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 12, 2009

Original language

English

Countries

Algeria

Director

Fatma Zohra Zamoum

Writer

Fatma Zohra Zamoum

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1559326