Mascarades (2009)

  • NR
  • 04/22/2009 (US)
  • Comedy, Drama
  • 1h 33m

Overview

Mounir Mekbek lives with his family in a small village in the heart of the Algerian countryside. Very proud and sure of himself, he has only one dream- to finally be appreciated by his fellow villagers. Screwing up his carefully maintained image is his headstrong, narcoleptic sister Rym who falls asleep anywhere and whom the village is convinced will end up a spinster. One evening, Mounir returns from town drunk and announces that he's found a suitor for his sister. The fake story snowballs and snowballs until the suitor morphs into a rich, blonde Australian. The village begins preparing for the wedding in earnest - but without a bridegroom in sight.

Nathalie Saugeon

Screenplay

Lyes Salem

Director, Screenplay

Cast

Sarah Reguieg's headshot

Sarah Reguieg

Rym Mekbel
Rym Takoucht's headshot

Rym Takoucht

Habiba
Merouane Zmirli's headshot

Merouane Zmirli

Amine
Mohamed Bouchaib's headshot

Mohamed Bouchaib

Khliffa Boukhati
Mourad Khen's headshot

Mourad Khen

Redouane Lamouchi
Lyes Salem's headshot

Lyes Salem

Mounir Mekbel
Khaled Benaissa's headshot

Khaled Benaissa

Man on the Bus #1
Fouad Trifi's headshot

Fouad Trifi

Man on the Bus #2

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