The Harem of Madame Osmane
2000•U•1h 40m•6.1•Released
ComedyDrama
In Algiers in 1993, while the civil war is starting, Mrs Osmane's tenants have to endure her bad temper. Her husband left her and the fear to lose her respectability haunt her. The former member of the Resistance during the Independence War persists in controlling the slightest moves of the households rather than struggle against her own frustrations. Learning her daughter is in love, the possibility of finding herself alone will push her to the limit: The symbolical Mrs Osmane "harem" is about to collapse.
Director
Nadir Moknèche
Writer
Nadir Moknèche
Languages
English, French
Studio
Astoria Films
Cast
Biyouna
Meriem
Carmen Maura
Madama Osmane
Djemel Barek
Sid Ali
Andrée Damant
Mrs. Costa
Afida Tahri
Kheira
Smaïl Mekki
Mimich
Myriam Amarouchene
Yasmine
Justine Mallier-Giraud
Kahina
Henryk Wodzinski
M. Stoliaroff
Linda Slimani
Sakina
Omar Bekhaled
Nasser
Atmen Kelif
Badreddine
Nadia Kaci
La rouquine (red-haired girl)
Fatiha Berber
Nasser's mother
Slimane Benaïssa
Le Militaire
Production
Company
Astoria Films
Company
Bloody Mary Productions
Company
Canal+ Horizons
Producer
Gerardo Herrero
Producer
Sarah Halioua
Producer
Didier Haudepin
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