Horizons of Arab Cinema · 47th Edition
Magma
Le Magma
Director
Mia Bendrimia
Country
Algeria, France, Qatar
Runtime
1 h 28 min
Language
French, Arabic
Synopsis
Spanning Algeria and France, Magma follows Mia as she sets out to understand how colonialism tore her family apart. The deeper she digs, the more contradictions she finds, with each revelation raising new questions rather than settling old ones. What begins as an investigation into family taboos opens into something far more personal, as buried histories collide with the life she is living now.
Screenplay
Mia Bendrimia
Producers
Kira Simon-Kennedy
About the Director
A French-Algerian filmmaker, visual artist and impact producer. After studying international relations and diplomacy, she established herself in Egypt, where she worked as a creative producer and became familiar with the SWANA cinema landscape. She is the founder and CEO of Nazar Films, a Paris-based production company crafting stories from the Mediterranean world.
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