ZAÏNA, CAVALIÈRE DE L'ATLAS
synopsis
Accompanied by the finest purebloods and their riders, Mustapha, a nomad, goes to Marrakesh to participate in the Agdal, a prestigious horse race. But his journey is upset by the death of the mother of his child, an Amazon called Selma who had competed once in the Agdal disguised as a man. Mustapha finds himself saddled with looking after, his eleven year old daughter Zaïna, who he barely knows. This is when the past rears up in the person of Omar, rival de Mustapha’s rival for Selma’s love, and who Zaïna holds responsible for her mother’s death. War is declared between the father, the girl and Omar, who sets off in pursuit of them in the Atlas mountains.
international title: | Zaïna, cavalière de l'Atlas |
original title: | Zaïna, cavalière de l'Atlas |
country: | France, Germany |
sales agent: | Rezo Films International |
year: | 2005 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Bourlem Guerdjou |
film run: | 100' |
release date: | FR 26/10/2005, BE 22/02/2006, DE 03/08/2006 |
screenplay: | Bourlem Guerdjou, Juliette Sales |
cast: | Sami Bouajila, Simon Abkarian, Aziza Nadir, Assaad Bouab, Michel Favory, Hassam Ghancy |
cinematography by: | Bruno de Keyzer |
film editing: | Joëlle Hache |
art director: | Laurent Allaire |
costumes designer: | Anaïs Romand |
music: | Cyril Morin |
producer: | Philippe Liégeois |
production: | Rezo Films Production, Prokino Filmverleih, France 3 Cinéma |
backing: | Centre National de la Cinématographie, Filmförderungsanstalt FFA |
distributor: | Rezo Films, Cinéart-Cinélibre (BE), Prokino Filverleih (DE) |