Critically acclaimed French film ‘Samia’, revolving around a girl who rebels against her own family, will be screened at 3 pm on July 14 and at 6.30 pm on July 15 at Alliance Francaise, Colombo-7.
Directed by Philippe Faucon, the film tells the story of 15-year old Samia, who rebels against the oppressive moralistic atmosphere of her family, recent immigrants from Algeria.
A French teenager of Algerian extraction, Samia lives with her large family in a cramped Marseilles apartment.
She and her sisters struggle each day with the tensions they experience between being ordinary French teenagers, interested in clothes, boys and so forth, and the desire of their traditionalist parents to maintain their Algerian and Islamic culture.
Tensions come to a head when Samia’s father goes into hospital and her elder brother assumes control of the household, attempting to run it on even more traditional principles.
The film won 20th Anniversary Award and the Prize of the City of Amiens at Amiens International Film Festival-2000. Released in 2000, the film in French is subtitled in English. |
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