Papicha

Papicha
Film poster
Directed byMounia Meddour
Written byMounia Meddour
Produced byXavier Gens
Gregoire Gensollen
Mounia Meddour
StarringMarwan Zeghbib
Lyna Khoudri
CinematographyLéo Lefèvre
Edited byDamien Keyeux
Music byRobin Coudert
Distributed byJour2Fête (France)
Release dates
  • 17 May 2019 (2019-05-17) (Cannes)
  • 9 October 2019 (2019-10-09) (France)
Running time
106 minutes
CountriesFrance
Algeria
LanguagesAlgerian Arabic
French
Box office$2 million[1]

Papicha is a 2019 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Mounia Meddour. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.[2] It was selected as the Algerian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[3] It became the most successful African film directed by a woman at the French box office.[4]

  1. ^ "Papicha". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Cannes festival 2019: full list of films". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Oscars: Algeria Submits 'Papicha', Kicking Off International Feature Film Race". Deadline Hollywood. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Mounia Meddour to Reteam with "Papicha" Star Lyna Khoudri for "Houria"". womenandhollywood.com. Retrieved 26 November 2022.