The Blessed (2017 film) explained

The Blessed
Director:	Sofia Djama
Screenplay:	Sofia Djama
Cinematography:	Pierre Aïm
Editing:	Sophie Brunet
Runtime:	1h 42min
Language:	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)

International Debut Award [Nominee]

Sofia Djama

*AMAA 2018 Award^[5]

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)^[6]

Brian Award [Winner]^[7]

Sofia Djama^[8]

Lina Mangiacapre Award [Winner]

Sofia Djama

Venice Horizons Award [Winner]

Best Actress

Lyna Khoudri

Venice Horizons Award [Nominee]

Best Film

Sofia Djama

Notes and References

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