The Rooftops
Original title: Esstouh
Director: Merzak Allouache
Screenplay: Merzak Allouache
Genre: Feature
Casting: Akram Djeghim, Kader Affak, Mourad Khen, Salima Abada, Mohamed Bendaoud, Nassima Belmihoub, Amel Kateb, Adlane Djemil, Adila Bendimerad, Mohamed Ghouli, Aïssa Chouat, Hacène Benzerari, Nabil Asli, Mabrouk Aït-Amara...
Duration: 87 minutes
Year of production: 2013
Synopsis: A day passes, from dawn to nightfall, punctuated by calls to prayer. Surprising groups of people mill about and are busy on Algiers' rooftops. These spaces have become the open-air mirrors of the contradictions, violence, intolerance, and endless conflicts undermining Algerian society.
Festivals and awards: Mostra di Venezia Competition - Abu Dhabi International Film Festival / Best Arab film Award / Variety magazine Best Arab Director Award / FIPRESCI Award - Algiers North African Film Festival, Algeria / Best Film Award - Alexandria International Film Festival, Egypt - Chicago South Asian Film Festival, USA - Munchen International Film Festival, Germany - Amsterdam Arab Film Festival, Netherlands - Los Angeles COLCOA, USA - Cinémondo Villa Médicis Roma, Italy - Maghreb des films Paris, France - BFI London Film Festival, UK...
