Thu 29 Jun / + Q&A with co-director Damien Ounouri

The Last Queen

Cert. tbc

Festivals & Series, Special Screenings

Women Shaping The World, SAFAR Film Festival

La Dernière reine

110 mins

in Arabic with EN subs

ALG/TAI/FRA | 2023 | dir.s Adila Bendimerad & Damien Ounouri, with Adila Bendimerad, Dali Benssalah, Mohamed Tahar Zaoui, Imen Nouel | UK Premiere

The first work co-directed by Algerian director-actress Adila Bendimerad and French-Algerian director Damien Ounouri, The Last Queen is “a pulsating portrait of a heroine from the past, boast[ing] sumptuous period costumes and sets, well-choreographed fight sequences and strong-willed female characters, all amidst a backdrop of flesh, blood and bones.” – CineEuropa

Algeria, 1516. The pirate Aruj Barbarossa frees Algiers from the tyranny of the Spanish and seizes power over the kingdom. Rumour has it he murdered King Salim Toumi, despite their alliance. Against all odds, one woman will stand up to him: Queen Zaphira. Between history and legend, this woman’s journey tells of a struggle, of personal and political turmoil endured for the sake of Algiers.

UK premiere followed by a Q&A with co-director Damien Ounouri, as part of the opening night of the SAFAR Film Festival

 
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