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El Manara is a Algérien film of genre Drama
El Manara (2004)
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Add to a movie listEl Manara (Le Phare) est un film algérien de Belkacem Hadjadj sorti en 2004.
Synopsis
Trois jeunes amis : Asma, étudiante; Fawzi, journaliste et Ramdane, médecin, voient leur amitié amoureuse éclatée pendant la décennie noire en Algérie. Alors que Fawzi et Asma défendent ardemment la démocratie, Ramdane se tourne vers l'intégrisme religieux. Le film traite également le rituel de la fête du Manara de Cherchell, condamné par les intégristes.Comments
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