Le harem de Mme Osmane (2000)
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Carmen Maura, Myriam Amarouchene, Linda Slimani, Nadia Kaci, Biyouna
In 1993 Algiers, a former independence fighter’s tightly controlled household begins to unravel when her daughter falls in love.
The story
Set in Algiers in 1993, the story follows Madame Osmane, a former fighter in the war of independence, and the women living in her home: her rebellious daughter, daughter-in-law, granddaughter, maid and confidante, and two women renting rooms. Obsessed with respectability, Madame Osmane imposes strict discipline on everyone, masking her control beneath apparent kindness. The household seems to operate according to her rules until her daughter falls in love. This new relationship unsettles the order Madame Osmane has worked to maintain and sets the central conflict in motion.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Set in Algiers in 1993, when the military prevented the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) from winning. Living in the home of Madame Osmane, a former fighter in the war of independence, are her rebellious daughter, her daughter-in-law, her granddaughter, her maid and friend-confidante, and two women to whom she has rented a room. Madame Osmane is obsessed with respectability and imposes strict discipline on everyone in the house, concealing it beneath a show of kindness. When her daughter falls in love, Madame Osmane’s world, until then perfectly controlled, begins to crumble.
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