The Blessed (2017 film)

The Blessed
Directed by	Sofia Djama
Screenplay by	Sofia Djama
Produced by	Serge Zeitoun Patrick Quinet
Starring	Sami Bouajila Lyna Khoudri Faouzi Bensaïdi Nadia Kaci Adam Bessa Amine Lansari
Cinematography	Pierre Aïm
Edited by	Sophie Brunet
Production companies	Liaison Cinematograhique Artemis Productions Shelter Prod
Release date	December 13, 2017 (2017-12-13)
Running time	1h 42min
Countries	Algeria Belgium France
Languages	French, Arabic

The Blessed, also known as Les Bienheureux, is an Algerian movie that shows a family living in the aftermath of the Algerian Civil War also known as 'the dirty war'.[1][2]

Synopsis

Set in 24 hours, the movie centers on a couple who happens to be celebrating their twentieth anniversary and plans a date in a restaurant. The couple gets into a disagreement concerning whether or not to send their son abroad for schooling and they decide to ask their friends about it during the night out. During the dinner, the topic is brought up and it ends up with each of them opining their perspectives concerning the war and country's future.[3][4]

Cast

• Sami Bouajila
• Nadia Kaci
• Adam Bessa
• Amine Lansari
• Lyna Khoudri
• Faouzi Bensaïdi
• Hadjar Benmansour
• Salima Abada
• Abdelkader Affak
• Mohamed Ali Allalou

Awards and nominations

*Göteborg Film Festival (2018)[5]

International Debut Award [Nominee]

Sofia Djama

*AMAA 2018 Award[6]

Best Young/Promising Actor

Anine Lansari [winner]

*Hamburg Film Festival (2018)

Political Film Award [Nominee]

Sofia Djama

*Lumiere Awards, France (2018)

Heike Hurst Award [Nominee]

Best First Film (Meilleur premier film)

Sofia Djama

*Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (2018)

Emerging Filmmaker Award [Winner]

Sofia Djama

*Seattle International Film Festival (2018)

New Directors Competition [Nominee]

Sofia Djama

*Venice Film Festival (2017)[7]

Brian Award [Winner][8]

Sofia Djama[9]

Lina Mangiacapre Award [Winner]

Sofia Djama

Venice Horizons Award [Winner]

Best Actress

Lyna Khoudri

Venice Horizons Award [Nominee]

Best Film

Sofia Djama

References

1. "The Blessed (2017) Movie Review from Eye for Film". www.eyeforfilm.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
2. "The Blessed (2017)". en.unifrance.org. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
3. "'The Blessed' ('Les Bienheureux'): Film Review | Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
4. Adams2017-12-11T04:00:00+00:00, Mark. "'The Blessed': Dubai Review". Screen. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
5. The Blessed (2017) - IMDb, retrieved 2020-10-11
6. "AMAA 2018 Full List Of Winners". www.ama-awards.com. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
7. "Biennale Cinema 2017 | Collateral Awards of the 74th Venice Film Festival". La Biennale di Venezia. 2017-09-09. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
8. "Mostra del Cinema di Venezia: il premio Brian a "Les bienheureux"". A ragion veduta. UAAR. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
9. "Lyna Khoudri". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-10-11.