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HELIOPOLIS

116 min Algeria 2021 Arabic, French Dialogue

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Djaffar Gacem
Director

Djaffar Gacem

Djaffar Gacem is an Algerian director. He is best known as the director of popular television serials and films Nass Mlah City, Djemai Family, Sultan Achour 10, and Bouzid Days.

synopsis

In the city of Guelma, which was once called Heliopolis in ancient times, the daily life of an Algerian family takes its usual course. But on May 8, 1945, the day the end of World War II was announced

Highlights

Festival Title Cairo International Film Festival, Egypt

Festival Title Best International Feature Film Submission for the Academy Awards,

Available On

Shahid

Cast

Souhila Mallem , Mehdi Ramdani , Cesar Duminil , Mourad Oudjit , Aziz Boukrouni

Scriptwriter

Djaffar Gacem , Salah-Eddine Chihani , Kahina Mohamed-Oussaid

Director of Photography (DOP)

Ugo Lo Pinto

Editor

Fakhreddine Amri , Marie-Pierre Renaud

Composer

Armand Amar

Production Companies

Film Clinic

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