Masquerades (film) explained

Masquerades
Director:Lyes Salem
Producer:Dharamsala
Starring:Lyes Salem, Sarah Reguieg, Mohamed Bouchaïb, Rym Takoucht
Runtime:92'
Country:Algeria
France
Screenplay:Lyes Salem, Nathalie Saugeon
Cinematography:Pierre Cottereau
Editing:Florence Ricard
Music:Mathias Duplessy

Masquerades is a 2008 Algerian-French film directed by Lyes Salem.

Synopsis

A village in Algiers. Proud and a bluffer, Mounir wishes to be admired by all, but he has a weakness: His sister, Rym, who falls asleep anywhere. One night on the way back from the city, and quite inebriated, he shouts out to all and sunder that a rich businessman has asked for his sister's hand. By the next morning, he's the envy of all. Trapped by his own lie, Mounir changes his family's destiny.

Cast

Production

Masquerades is an Algerian-French co-production, directed by Lyes Salem.[1]

Awards

Notes and References

  1. http://globalfilm.org/guides/Masquerades_DG.pdf Global Film Discussion Guide - Masquerades
  2. Web site: Bayoumi . Mohamed Hussein . 5th Dubai International Film Festival . . 18 December 2008 . 15 February 2023.