Alwan for the Arts and 3rd i NY Collaborative Monthly Film Series Presents:

Bab el Web by Merzak Allouache / Algeria / 2004 / 99 min / 35mm

Followed by FREE PIZZA & BEER/SODA at the Den of Cin

Tickets: $10 Adults / $6.50 Pioneer Members

Two bickering brothers, a French ingénue who is more than she opens, a lowlife gangster who bets on illicit ram fights, and a local eccentric with an uncanny knack for being hit by automobiles. Anything can happen in Algiers' Bab el-Oued district of the Casbah, and it often does. The action starts when a local vendor, known on the Internet as atrix, invites his electronic chat room partner, a young woman living in Paris, to visit him in the heart of Algiers. To his surprise Laurence accepts, leaving him only days to prepare for her arrival ñ including finding a way to get his mother and sister out of the house for a week. He solicits his brother to raise money to execute his scheme, but things get complicated when his guest arrives from the north. This film is simultaneously comedy, drama, and a compelling portrait of life in Algeria. Outstanding acting performances and steady directing balance humor with the tough realities of Algerian life. In Arabic and French w/English S/T

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Last updated: 2007-11-21 10:11:50