THE REPENTANT

ALGERIA • 84′
a film by MERZAK ALLOUACHE

Algeria region of the high flatlands. As Islamist groups continue to spread terror, Rashid, a young Jihadist, leaves the mountains to return to his village. In keeping with the law « of pardon and national harmony », he has to surrender to the police and give up his weapon. He thus receives amnesty and becomes a « repenti ». But the law cannot erase his crimes and for Rachid it’s the beginning of a one-way journey of violence, secrets and manipulation.

FESTIVALS

QUINZAINE DES REALISATEURS – FESTIVAL DE CANNES (France 2012)
PRIX LABEL EUROPA CINEMA (Europe 2012)
VALOIS DE LA MEILLEURE ACTRICE POUR ADILA BENDIMERAD – MEILLEUR ACTEUR POUR KHALED BENAISSA – FESTIVAL D’ANGOULÊME (France 2012)
SILVER HUGO – MENTION SPECIALE – FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU FILM DE CHICAGO (Usa 2012)
PRIX ASFAAN POUR L’OEUVRE DE MERZAK ALLOUACHE – FESTIVAL DU CINEMA AFRICAIN DE CORDOBA (Espagne 2012)
GOLDEN GODDESS DU MEILLEUR ACTEUR POUR NABIL ASLI – FESTIVAL DE PRISHTINA (Kosovo 2012)
MEILLEUR SCENARIO – FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU FILM D’ADDIS ABEBA (Ethiopie 2012)
RICONOSCIMENTO ESPRESSIONE ARTISTICA ALL’ATTRICE ADILA BENDIMERAD – ROMA FILM FESTIVAL (Italie 2012)
BEST NARRATIVE FILM AWARD – DOHA TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL (Qatar 2012)
MEILLEURE ACTRICE POUR ADILA BENDIMERAD – 35EME FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU CAIRE (Egypte 2012)
PRIX FIPRESCI DU MEILLEUR FILM – FESTIVAL INERNATIONAL DU KERALA (Inde 2012)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY POUR MOHAMED TAYEB AL AGGOUN – FESTIVAL DU FILM DE SCARBOROUGH – TORONTO (Canada 2013)

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CREDIT

author-director MERZAK ALLOUACHE
producers JACQUES BIDOU, MARIANNE DUMOULIN, YACINE DJADI
productions JBA PRODUCTION, BAYA FILMS
editing SYLVIE GADMER
cast ADILA BENDIMERED , KHALED BENAISSA , NABIL ASLI
image MOHAMED TAYEB LAGGOUNE
sound ALI MAHFICHE, XAVIER THIBAULT, CAROLE VERMER, JULIEN PEREZ
music
year of production 2012
all rights reserved

LANGUAGES

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