Rachida

Rachida

1h 34m 6.9/10

Overview

Rachida, a young and self-assured teacher at an elementary school, becomes the target of terrorists when she refuses to place a bomb in her classroom. This acclaimed debut feature offers a unique glimpse into the lives of ordinary citizens in Algeria, where terrorism was commonplace during the civil conflict of the 1990s.

Director

Yamina Bachir-Chouikh

Top Billed Cast

Bahia Rachedi

Bahia Rachedi

Aïcha

Amel Chouikh

La mariée

Ibtissem Djouadi

Rachida

Hamid Remas

Hassen

Rachida Messaoui En

Zohra

Zaki Boulenafed

Khaled

Reviews

r96sk

2/17/2022

6/10

Interesting subject matter, though as a film I found <em>'Rachida'</em> a bit flat. Ibtissem Djouadi leads the cast well enough, though I wasn't invested in any of the characters onscreen. The story also felt a tad repetitive and lacking in progression. The pacing is fine, yet due to the aforementioned it does a drag in a few places - though the short 93 minute run time helps in that regard. Not a bad film one bit, but it just isn't one that I clicked with.

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