Saliha
1990年代、アルジェリア。ファッションデザインに夢中な大学生のネジュマはナイトクラブで自作のドレスを販売している。夢は、世界中の女性の服を作るデザイナーになること。だが武装した過激派のイスラム主義勢力の台頭によりテロが頻発する首都アルジェでは、ヒジャブの着用を強制するポスターがいたるところに貼られるように。従うことを拒むネジュマはある悲劇的な出来事をきっかけに、自分たちの自由と未来のため、命がけでファッションショーを行うことを決意する―。
Three guys have a discussion sitting on the ground floor of their building. Their conversation is about their best friend's trip and a strange event that is meant to take place the next day. Upstairs, Fouad packs his bags. He still doesn't know whether he'll dare to say goodbye to them or not.
At a dangerous time in Algeria, 'Douar de Femmes' is a story of ordinary women who manage to defend themselves in extraordinary situations. The film focuses on a small village that has been attacked more often by terrorists from the surrounding mountains. While the men work, the women learn how to handle machine guns and explore the area. “Fear has armed us,” says the young woman Sabrina. But despite that fear, people get married, children come and keep watch.
Meriem
The story of Algerian women trying to live in 1970s Algeria where the society is between conservative values and progressive modern Algeria.
