Bled - Blogging2 - The University of Manchester

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Filmmaking in and around North Africa is a film screening series that will be held at the
University of Manchester throughout semester two. In each session, an academic specialising
on a particular country in North Africa will introduce a short film and host a post-screening
discussion. The series will explore overarching themes of gender and sexuality, religion, music
and transnationalism.
Bled Number One
(Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche, 2006)
Bled number one tells the story of Kamel (Rabah
Ameur-Zaïmeche),
a
young
Algerian-French
man who is forcibly "returned" to his ancestral
village in rural Algeria after being released
from prison in France. Once in Algeria, Kamel is
unable to adapt to the patriarchal customs of his
"homeland" and feels estranged amongst the
local people who live there. He develops a close
bond with his cousin Louisa (Meriem Serbeh),
who feels similarly excluded because of her
desire to become a jazz singer. The film offers a
rare portrait of Algeria shortly after the civil war
and an extensive critique of contemporary
France's deportation laws.
All postgraduates, undergraduates and staff welcome!
Please RSVP if possible to Kaya (kaya.davieshayon@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk)
or Monika (monika.kukolova@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk).
Thursday, 16 April: 6-8pm
C1.18 Training Room, Ellen Wilkinson
Post-screening wine reception
www.filmiana.blogspot.co.uk