143 Sahara Street

2019 Algerian-French documentary film 143 Sahara Street Hassen Ferhani Hassen Ferhani Olivier Boischot Narimane Mari Hassan Ferhani Stéphanie Sicard Nadia Ben Rachid Nina Khada Hassen Ferhani An Allers Retours Films (Algeria) Centrale Électrique (France) 2019 104 minutes France, Algeria, Qatar Algerian Arabic 143 Sahara Street (original title: 143 rue du désert) is a 2019 Algerian-French documentary film directed by Hassen Ferhani. It tells the story of a woman named Malika, who runs a small roadside restaurant in the Algerian Sahara Desert. The film received critical acclaim upon its release, with many praising Ferhani's intimate and observational approach to storytelling. It premiered at the Locarno Film Festival and was selected to screen at several other international film festivals, including the Toronto International Film Festival.Middle East cinema is big in China - but what about North America? http://www.middleeasteye.net/discover/middle-east-film-cinema-festivals-awards-contenders-capernaum-china 2023-03-11 Middle East Eye en Reception Critical reception On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100% based on 12 reviews.143 Sahara Street https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/143_sahara_street Rotten Tomatoes Variety's Jay Weissberg described 143 Sahara Street as a "loving portrait of a woman and her roadside teahouse". He noted that the film captures the expected images of the Sahara and highlights the beauty of the changing light and atmosphere throughout the day. Weissberg praised how Ferhani allows Malika to become a co-conspirator in the act of portraiture, rather than just a passive subject, and found the film to be more focused than Ferhani's debut.Weissberg Jay 2019-08-31 Film Review: '143 Sahara Street' https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/143-sahara-street-review-1203305875/ 2023-03-11 Variety en-US The Hollywood Reporter's Boyd Van Hoeij gave a positive review of the documentary, noting that the slow-paced film gradually gets under the viewer's skin. He notes that the film is more gently observational and less obviously staged than Ferhani's debut. However, he also notes that Ferhani's presence occasionally becomes jarringly noticeable, citing "annoyingly wobbly" camerawork which breaks the "illusion of life just quietly continuing in static fixed tableaux".Hoeij Boyd van 2019-09-16 '143 Sahara Street' ('143 rue du desert'): Film Review TIFF 2019 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/143-sahara-street-1239777/ 2023-03-11 The Hollywood Reporter en-US Kiva Reardon stated that the documentary provides a nuanced narrative that is entirely driven by the character of the female proprietor and that it gives rise to “questions of modernization and the far reaches of capitalism”.Vourlias Christopher 2019-09-05 North African Films Set to Make Mark at Toronto Festival https://variety.com/2019/film/news/north-african-films-set-to-make-mark-at-toronto-festival-1203322541/ 2023-03-11 Variety en-US Awards and accolades Hassan Ferhani received the Best Emerging Director award for 143 Sahara Street at the 72nd Locarno Film Festival.Blaney Martin Locarno Film Festival 2019 winners revealed https://www.screendaily.com/news/locarno-film-festival-2019-winners-revealed/5142002.article 2023-03-11 Screen Daily enReview: 143 Sahara Street https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/376851/ 2023-03-11 Cineuropa en References External links 10661314 Category:2019 documentary films Category:French documentary films Category:Algerian documentary films Category:Qatari documentary films Category:2019 films Category:2019 French films Category:2010s Algerian films Category:2010s Qatari films