DIVINES

By Houda BENYAMINA

KARLOVY VARY INT'L FILM FESTIVAL - as FEST

First film - Completed 2016


Festivals
& Awards

Directors' Fortnight 2016
Toronto - TIFF 2016
Discovery
AFI FEST 2016
New Auteurs New Auteurs Audience Award/ Breakthrough Audience Award/ Special Jury Mention for Acting - Oulaya Amamra
    • Year of production
    • 2016
    • Genres
    • First film
    • Countries
    • FRANCE, QATAR
    • Languages
    • FRENCH
    • Duration
    • 106 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Houda BENYAMINA
    • EIDR
    • 10.5240/9566-E5C0-FFE4-05CD-F471-Z
    • Producer(s)
    • Marc-Benoît CRÉANCIER
    • Synopsis
    • In a ghetto near Paris where drugs and religion reign supreme, Dounia is hungry for her share of power and success. Enlisting the help of her best friend, Maimouna, she decides to follow the footsteps of a respected dealer. When Dounia meets a young sensuous dancer, her life takes a surprising turn.