ABOU LEILA

By Amin SIDI-BOUMÉDIÈNE

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Drama - Completed 2019

Algeria 1994. Police officers S. and Lotfi, two childhood friends, travel through the desert looking for Abou Leila, a dangerous terrorist on the run.

Festivals
& Awards

La Semaine de la Critique 2019
San Sebastian FF 2019
Film Library (not in selection)
Thessaloniki IFF 2019
Official Selection
Ventana Sur 2019
European Screenings
    • Year of production
    • 2019
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • Unknown, ALGERIA, FRANCE
    • Languages
    • ARABIC
    • Duration
    • 135 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Amin SIDI-BOUMÉDIÈNE
    • Synopsis
    • Algeria, 1994. With Civil War raging for years in the north of the country, each day continues to bring its share of death and horror.
      Police officers S. and Lotfi, two childhood friends, travel through the desert looking for Abou Leila, a dangerous terrorist on the run. In the immensity of the Sahara, their quest seems absurd, but Lofti has only one priority: to keep S. as far from the capital as possible, knowing his friend is too fragile to face more bloodshed. But the deeper they get into the desert, the more they are confronted with their own trauma and violence.