Abel Jafri

Talk of living wages and religious observances upsets the delicate accord between the boss of a run-down truck yard and his workers in this visually arresting take on the French-Algerian immigrant experience (imdb)

Just out of prison, Kamel is deported to his home country, Algeria, where he is obliged to observe with lucidity a country undergoing rapid change, torn between a desire for modernity and respecting tradition. (rottentomatoes.com)

No more music, no tea, no cigarettes, no bright colors, no laughs. The women have become shadows. The religious fundamentalists are spreading terror in the region. In the dunes, away from the chaos, Kidane enjoys a quiet life. But his peace is short-lived. Kidane must face the law of the new foreign rulers determined to defeat an open and tolerant Islam. Against the humiliations and acts of brutality, Timbuktu tells of the struggle of the people, and the uncertain future of the children. (festival-cannes.fr)

Moussa has always been gentle, altruistic and present for his family. Unlike his brother Ryad, a well-known TV presenter who is criticized for his selfishness by those around him. (imdb)

Aboard an old freighter, a cosmopolitan crew led by Captain Buck and his first mate, Maxim, desperately await news from the shipowner. Despite their captain's orders, some sailors bring women on board, unaware that some of them are the bait for the pirates to storm the freighter. (allocine)