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Janitou

Algeria in the late 1980s, a Bollywood film has become an unexpected sensation all over the country. Following the nostalgia of this love story, "Janitou" explores what love means in today's Algerian society and explores the emotional identity of a traumatized generation.

  • Amine Hattou
    Director
  • Amine Hattou
    Writer
  • Thomas Kaske
    Producer
  • Mina Nabil
    Cinematography
  • Katell Djian
    Cinematography
    The Pearl Button, Nostalgia for the Light
  • Anita Pérez
    Editor
    Trêve
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 21 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    December 1, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    120,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Algeria
  • Country of Filming:
    Algeria
  • Language:
    Arabic, French
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital Full HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Amine Hattou

Amine Hattou is an Algerian filmmaker. He graduated from the Journalism Institute of Algiers in 2000. In 2009, he was selected to take part of « La Fémis » summer university (Paris, France) where he directed his first short documentary "Two for Tango". In 2011 He directed "Down to earth" which was selected for divers festivals around the world. In 2012, he joined the project'heurts association and founded in 2015 "Bejaia Film Lab" a film platform dedicated to filmmakers and producers from the region in order to strengthen cinematographic production in the Maghreb and support the film industry. His first feature documentary "Janitou" is scheduled for 2020.

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