Amina Annabi
Biography: Amina was born in a music family. Her father is Tunisian and her mother is French. Her grandmother was a musician and one of her uncles was involved in the in setting up the Tabarka Festival in Tunisia, so Amina got the chance to see a number of music stars, going along to concerts byJoan Baez, James Brown and the famous Algerian diva Warda. It was at the Tabarka music festival that Amina would get to meet the young Senegalese star Wasis Diop. They became friends and they had the opportunity to work together some years later. In 1975 Amina and her mother, a talented musician and composer, moved together in Paris. Three years later Amina formed her own group, after showing her talent in singing and dancing a variety of music styles, from soul to traditional aigypt songs. The group made appearances in many local schools but it was in 1982 when Amina started to build her solo career. By that time she got involved with Radio Nova, Paris' leading radio station in world music. One of the producers of the station was Martin Meissonnier. He started to work with Amina and soon they became a couple—their daughter was born in 1986. In 1983 she won a music contest with a rap song, "Shehérazade", influenced by Arab rhythms. It was released as a CD single. Amina began performing in Paris around this time.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: March 05, 1962
Deathday: N/A
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The Sheltering Sky
1990-10-25
The Sheltering Sky
Overview: An American couple drift toward emptiness in postwar North Africa.
Genres: Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-10-25
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Cairo Time
2009-10-09
Cairo Time
Overview: In Cairo on her own as she waits for her husband, Juliette finds herself caught in a whirlwind romance with his friend Tareq, a retired cop. As Tareq escorts Juliette around the city, they find themselves in the middle of a brief affair that catches them both unawares.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-10-09
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The Beautiful Story
1992-03-18
The Beautiful Story
Overview: A film with emphasis on visuals and music, the plot concerns characters who meet in present time, mainly the male gypsy Jesus, and the female thief and con-artist Odona, who share parallel experiences from lives 2000 years in the past. These stories are juxtaposed.
Genres: Adventure Drama Fantasy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1992-03-18
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La nuit sacrée
1993-06-23
La nuit sacrée
Overview: A rich Moroccan who belongs to the better circles has seven daughters. Whatever happens, the eighth offspring must be a son. It is a girl again, but she is given a male name, Ahmed and grows up like a boy. When Ahmed is 21, he is in an identity crisis: he wants to shave, leave a mustache and take his niece to wife. In the meantime, Ahmed's father is dying and wants to sail to heaven. He calls to Ahmed and calls her a female name Zahra and gives her freedom so that she can go out.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1993-06-23
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Polisse
2011-10-06
Polisse
Overview: Paris, France. Fred and his colleagues, members of the BPM, the Police Child Protection Unit, dedicated to pursuing all sorts of offenses committed against the weakest, must endure the scrutiny of Melissa, a photographer commissioned to graphically document the daily routine of the team.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2011-10-06
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The Hour of the Pig
1993-09-25
The Hour of the Pig
Overview: In medieval France, young lawyer Richard Courtois leaves Paris for the simpler life in the country. However, he is soon drawn into amorous and political intrigues. At the same time, he is pushed to defend a pig, owned by the mysterious gypsy Samira. The pig has been arrested for the murder of a young boy.
Genres: Drama History Thriller Crime Romance Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-09-25
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Inch'Allah dimanche
2001-12-05
Inch'Allah dimanche
Overview: The story of an immigrant woman struggling against old world traditions. Zouina leaves her homeland with her three children to join her husband in France, where he's been living for the past ten years. In a land and culture foreign to her, Zouina struggles against her mother-in-law's tyrannical hand and her husband's distrustful bitterness in an attempt to adjust to her life in exile.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 2001-12-05
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Frères
2011-04-13
Frères
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2011-04-13
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Philosophale
2001-01-01
Philosophale
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Genres: Crime Action Thriller
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2001-01-01
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Once Upon a Time in the Oued
2005-10-19
Once Upon a Time in the Oued
Overview: In 1988, Johnny Leclerc, the son of a Norman mother and an Alsatian father, lives in a suburban housing estate with his friends. He behaves like a Muslim, observes Ramadan and wears a djelaba. He's even convinced that his name is Abdelbachir and that he was born in a small village in the bled. When his friend Yacine gets into trouble with a local kaid and decides to return to Algeria for the vacations, he smuggles himself into the Sabri family's luggage to fulfill his dream and finally get to know his "roots". As soon as he arrived on the Algerian coast, Johnny felt right at home. But Yacine is opposed to his father, who wants to arrange his marriage.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2005-10-19
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Maman
1990-02-14
Maman
Overview: Lulu is released from prison. Determined to fulfill her dream, find her kids, those of her best friend who remained locked up and go very far. The former inmate will do everything to carry out the "heist" that will get her the money.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1990-02-14
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