Experiencing Interruptions?

Reveries of the solitary Actor

"an endless talent", "the Algerian Don Quichotte", "a piece of diamond"
It's a story of absence, memories of absence
The question isn't "Why did he leave ?"
But "Why didn't he stay ?"
Marked 4 **** / 5 in ECHARK EL AWSAT - 2015/11/5 by film critic Mohammed Rouda, a Golden Globe voter

  • Hamid Benamra
    Director
    Pieces of lives, pieces of dreams
  • Hamid Benamra
    Writer
    Pieces of lives, pieces of dreams
  • Stephanie Benamra
    Producer
    Pieces of lives, pieces of dreams
  • Mohamed Adar
    Key Cast
    Detective Tahar's holidays
  • Stephanie Benamra
    Key Cast
  • Hana Benamra
    Key Cast
  • Rouiched
    Key Cast
    Opium and baton, Hassa Terro's escape
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Feature
  • Genres:
    Drama, Politics, Emigration, freedom of expression
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 43 minutes 39 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 30, 2015
  • Production Budget:
    0 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Algeria
  • Country of Filming:
    Algeria, France, Tunisia
  • Language:
    Arabic, French
  • Shooting Format:
    digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • ALGIERS Film Festival JCA 2016
    Algiers
    Algeria
    January 15, 2016
    World Premiere
    Jury special mention
  • LUXOR African Film Festival 2016
    Luxor
    Egypt
    December 28, 2015
    International premiere
    Jury Special Mention
  • NADOR International film Festival
    Nador
    Morocco
    May 4, 2016
  • ORAN Arab Film Festival
    Oran
    Algeria
    July 15, 2016
  • CANNES Panafrican Film Festival
    Cannes
    France
    April 18, 2016
    European Premiere
  • CARTHAGE International Drama Film Festival
    Tunis
    Tunisia
    November 18, 2016
    Special tribute to the main actor Mohamed Adar for his whole drama carrier
  • FESTICAB
    Bujumbura
    Burundi
    June 17, 2016
  • SCANDINAVIAN International Film Festival
    Helsinki
    Finland
    September 22, 2016
    Nordic Premiere
Director Biography - Hamid Benamra

At 5 years old Hamid Benamra discovered cinema, at 23 he would already have made 6 films.
1982, Mouny Berrah - les 2 écrans #50 : "Benamra doesn't cheat. His way of looking at life, at his life, nor complicit, nor self-satisfied [...] Godard's children have also swarmed to the suburbs of Algiers [...] He works through each idea, through each emotion".
Like a "footage spotter", Hamid Benamra who writes, shoot and edit his films, is on the lookout for rare moments, camera by hand.
2012, Pieces of lives, pieces of dreams, BEST DOCUMENTARY Panafrican of Cannes, selected by 17 film festivals over 3 continents.
Hamid Benamra,4 Dan Karate, a film columnist for Aljazeera IDFF.

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Director Statement

"an endless talent", "the Algerian Don Quichotte", "a piece of diamond"
A film non grata in the major film festivals of Africa : JCC, CIFF, DIFF, FIFMarrakech
despite Arab film critics' enthousiasms