Montreal, White City

Montreal, White City
Film poster
FrenchMontréal la blanche
Directed byBachir Bensaddek
Written byBachir Bensaddek
Louis-François Grenier
Produced byCédric Bourdeau
Stéphane Tanguay
StarringKarina Aktouf
Rabah Aït Ouyahia
CinematographyAlex Margineanu
Edited byPatrick Demers
Music byNedjim Bouizzoul
Production
company
Productions Kinésis
Distributed byK-Films Amérique
Release date
Running time
87 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguagesFrench
Arabic

Montreal, White City (French: Montréal la blanche) is a Canadian drama film, released in 2016.[1] The narrative feature film debut of documentarian and television director Bachir Bensaddek,[2] the film was based on his own earlier theatrical play.[3]

The film centres on Kahina (Karina Aktouf), a former Algerian pop star who abandoned the country during the Algerian Civil War and emigrated to Canada to live in peace and privacy. One Christmas Eve, however, she gets into a taxi driven by Amokrane (Rabah Aït Ouyahia), a more recent Algerian immigrant who recognizes her, forcing each to confront questions of personal identity and cultural assimilation as their personal stories and dramas collide.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Montréal la blanche – Film de Bachir Bensaddek". Films du Québec. February 8, 2016.
  2. ^ "Montréal la blanche". Le Devoir. March 19, 2016.
  3. ^ "Cinefranco makes a comeback". Now. October 27, 2016.