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The Well

“The Well,” a drama set during the Algerian War of Independence. The French army surrounds a southern Algerian village where they believe an enemy is being hidden and force the inhabitants to either confront the issue or die of thirst.

  • Lotfi Bouchouchi
    Director
  • Mohamed Yacine Benelhedj
    Writer
  • Agence Algérienne pour le Rayonnement Culturel
    Producer
  • BLFILMS
    Producer
  • Nadia Kaci
    Key Cast
  • Laurent Maurel
    Key Cast
  • Zahir Bouzerar
    Key Cast
  • Layla Metsitane
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Le Puits
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 36 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    September 2, 2015
  • Country of Origin:
    Algeria
  • Country of Filming:
    Algeria
  • Language:
    Arabic, French
  • Shooting Format:
    2k Alexa
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE CINÉMA VUES D'AFRIQUE
    Montreal
    Canada
    April 21, 2016
    North American Premiere
    Best film Afrique connexion Category
  • Malmö Arab Film Festival 2016
    Malmö
    Sweden
    October 4, 2016
    Nordic Premiere
    Best director : Loutfi Bouchouchi
Director Biography - Lotfi Bouchouchi

Lotfi Bouchouchi

Producer - Director

Born May 18, 1964, in an Algerian filmmakers family, Lotfi Bouchouchi graduated from the Graduate School of Cinema and Audio Visual, ESEC in Paris.

In the early 90s, he was first assistant director on several feature films of well known directors including Merzak Alouache and Mohamed Chouikh... Meanwhile, He worked as a production manager on for the Algerian state television.

Since 2000, he directed some documentaries and advertising films, and especially co-produced feature films, among other "Viva l'Aldjeri" from well known director Nadir Moknache, "Barakat" form Director Djamila Sahraoui, "Ziara" from well known Tunisian director Nawfel Sahebtaba, "Rani myet from director "Yacine Benelhadj and was an executive producer in John Irvin film "Mandela's Gun".

In 2014, he directed a feature film "The Well" that BL Films (his production company) co-produced with the AARC a.k.a . AGENCE ALGERIENNE POUR LE RAYONNEMENT CULTUREL.

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