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All the movies from Africa featuring at the Cannes Film Festival 2019 [Videos]

by Elizabeth Ofosuah Johnson, 3:00pm May 21, 2019,
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Abou Leila – Algeria

The movie by Amin Sidi-Boumédiène is set in 1994 Algeria when the country has been undergoing a wave of violent attacks for two years. Police officer Lotfi joins his colleague and childhood friend S. who was discharged for mental disorders from Algiers into the Sahara Desert. S. is determined to follow the trail of the mysterious Abou Leila, a supposed key figure in the recent bloodshed.

Last Edited by:Ismail Akwei Updated: May 22, 2019

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