Deux Femmes
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85% Critic Match

Deux Femmes

8.5 / 10 1992NR Arabic
ComedyDramaFamily

Storyline

An Algerian social satire that tells the story of Boujemaa, who marries a second wife in addition to his first wife, who is ill and with whom he has a son and a daughter. Living all under the same roof, the new wife imposes her authority in the house. The lives of the family members are then turned upside down.

Cast & Crew

Athmane Ariouet

Athmane Ariouet

Boujemaa

Lead
Bahia Rachedi

Bahia Rachedi

Bahya

Areski Nebti

Areski Nebti

AF

Ahmed Filali

OB

Omar Bekliz

What People Are Saying

5.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Amar Tribeche's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Deux Femmes is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker