El Manara

2004
1h 30m

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El- Manara, is a brutally direct depiction of Algerian society during the rise of fundamentalist Islam, which was to give rise to civil war following the annulment of the 1991 elections, in ... Read allEl- Manara, is a brutally direct depiction of Algerian society during the rise of fundamentalist Islam, which was to give rise to civil war following the annulment of the 1991 elections, in which the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) won. It follows the life of Asma who now lives wit... Read allEl- Manara, is a brutally direct depiction of Algerian society during the rise of fundamentalist Islam, which was to give rise to civil war following the annulment of the 1991 elections, in which the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) won. It follows the life of Asma who now lives with her daughter in France, having, like many Algerians, fled the war.The film flashes back ... Read all

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4Hilander1980

we'r not talking cinema here

hello; this piece is definitely not a good picture, actually it is not even a picture. i wished i read it as a novel rather than watching it as a movie. the plot is fine and will coherent to a certain extent but it lacks all film-making characteristics, or to say it in a different way this piece of work is not in consistency with pictures' artistic form. still the theme of the story is so important, and having it done in CENIMATIC FORM is probably a necessity. as to fill the rest of the required lines in order to submit this comment; the character of Ramadan is of great importance since it carries the theme of un-exchanged emotions (love) and repressed sexual desires.