Film

Afrika Eye 2018: I Still Hide to Smoke + director Q&A

Director
Rayhana Obermeyer
Certificate
TBA
Running Time
90 mins

In 1995, in the midst of the Algerian Civil War, Fatima, a middle-aged masseuse runs a hammam where local women meet to bare their bodies – and their souls – freed from the restrictions society sets on them and with no topic off-limit. But can this haven protect them from the bombs outside and the harsh realities of a woman’s role in Algeria?

https://youtu.be/4y1LVUfN8F8

This Afrika Eye screening with be followed by a Q&A with writer/director Rayhana Obermeyer.

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By robin askew, Friday, Oct 12 2018

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