one of the most important things to be found in Algeria (as in other places in the world); it is what distinguishes us from what I call the God-crazy folk, those who believe only in Him — God ...

With animal hide costumes and banging drums, the western Algerian town of Beni Snous has noisily celebrated the new year - and an ancient military victory over the pharaoh - with a traditional ...

But as film critic Ben Croll explains, "The Last Queen" is a revolution for Algerian cinema. It's the country's first-ever costume drama, and directors Adila Bendimerad and Damien Ounouri spent ...

Meet Adila Bendimerad, the woman behind Algeria's first costume drama. In her movie The Last Queen, she tells the story of Queen Zaphira in Algeria in the 16th Century. The film producer tells the ...

“The financing was long and complicated we don’t have a real cinema economy in Algeria and people couldn’t grasp our plans for a full-blown costume drama set in 16th-century Algeria,” says ...