Madame Courage

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Madame Courage
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Directed by Merzak Allouache
Written byMerzak Allouache
Produced byAntonin Dedet
Merzak Allouache
StarringAdlane Djemil
CinematographyOlivier Guerbois
Edited byTuong Vi Nguyen-Long
Release date
  • May 20, 2015 (2015-05-20)
CountriesAlgeria
France
LanguageArabic

Madame Courage is a 2015 Algerian-French drama film produced, written and directed by Merzak Allouache. It was screened out of competition at the 72nd edition of the Venice Film Festival. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Boyd van Hoeij (September 9, 2015). "'Madame Courage': Venice Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  2. Kaleem Aftab (September 9, 2015). "Exposing Algeria and the existential angst faced by its youth". The National . Retrieved 28 April 2016.