Barakat!

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Barakat!

Directed by	Djamila Sahraoui
Produced by	Richard Copans
Written by	Djamila Sahraoui Cécile Vargaftig
Starring	Rachida Brakni
Music by	Alla
Cinematography	Katell Djian
Editing by	Catherine Gouze
Distributed by	Pierre Grise Distribution
Release date(s)	February 16, 2006
Running time	95 mins.
Country	Algeria France
Language	French, Arabic
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Barakat! is a 2006 French/Algerian drama film directed by Djamila Sahraoui. It premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival on February 16, 2006.

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Awards
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Plot

During the Algerian Civil War, Amel (Rachida Brakni) is a doctor who, on returning home from work one day, discovers that her journalist husband has gone missing. Receiving no help from the authorities, she decides to look for him herself. She is helped by another woman, Khadidja.^[1]

[edit] Cast

Rachida Brakni as Amel
Fattouma Ousliha Bouamari as Khadidja
Zahir Bouzerar as Le vieil homme
Malika Belbey as Nadia
Amine Kedam as Bilal
Ahmed Berrhama as Karim
Abdelbacet Benkhalifa as L'homme du barrage
Abdelkrim Beriber as Le policier
Ahmed Benaissa as Homme accueil hôpital
Mohamed Bouamari as Hadj Slimane

[edit] Awards

At the 2007 Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou, Barakat! won the Oumarou Ganda Award for the Best First Work, the award for Best Music and the award for Best Screenplay.^[2] It also won the prize for Best Arab Film at the third Dubai International Film Festival.^[3]