Barakat! (Enough!)
Sun 2 Nov at 3.30pm
Djamila Sahraoui | Algeria/France 2006 | 1h35m | 35mm | French and Arabic with English subtitles | 15
Set in war–torn Algeria in the 1990s, Barakat! follows two women's dangerous search
for the younger woman's husband, a journalist whose writings resulted in his disappearance.
Both women represent anachronisms in Islamist Algeria – the younger woman, Amel, is a doctor.
The older, Khadija, is a nurse with vivid memories of Algeria's fight for independence.
Ignoring curfews and facing the constant threat of ambush by armed militias, the two women
challenge the men they encounter to accept them and help them with their search. Their
journey leads them across the picturesque landscapes of Algeria, to a deeper understanding
of how their lives were shaped by their country's history.
The screening of Barakat! is kindly sponsored by the
Department of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies
at the University of Edinburgh.