To strengthen a financial cooperation with Algeria, China offered in 2016 an Opera House to the city of Algiers. Not accustomed to operatic culture, Algeria does not have the necessary funds to support and maintain this auditorium of 1,400 seats. Karim Moussaoui reflects on the role an Opera House could play in the Algerian musical culture. With his crew, he sets off to the desert in search of the mysterious divas of the Taguerabt.

starring
Djalila Kadi-Hanifi, Kaddour, Djamel Selka, Hassen Ferhani

a Short film by Karim MOUSSAOUI

France, 2020, Short film Fiction, 15 min 31 seconds

Type: Short film Fiction
Genres: Film opéra, Portrait
Themes : Society, Femininity, Identity
Production language : French, Arabic
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2020
Runtime : 15 min 31 seconds
Visa number : 152.764
Visa issue date : 22/07/2020
Production formats : Digital video
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 16/9
Audio format : Digital 5.1
Rating restrictions : None

CAST
Djalila Kadi-Hanifi
Kaddour
Djamel Selka
Hassen Ferhani

Executive Producers :
Philippe Martin, Dimitri Krassoulia

Director:
Karim Moussaoui

Screenwriter:
Karim Moussaoui

Editor:
Nina Khada

Sound Mixer:
Arnaud Marten

Sound Recordist:
Arnaud Marten

Directors of Photography:
Karim Moussaoui, Hassen Ferhani, Chams Eddine Khimoum, Chafik Djeddi, Karim Belhadda

Sound Editor:
Arnaud Marten

PRODUCTION
Les Films Pelléas

CO-PRODUCTION
Opéra national de Paris

Line production :
Balthus

Website
www.operadeparis.fr/3e-scene/les-divas-du-taguerabt