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Feature film — 2020

Honey Cigar (2020)

5.81h 36mDrama

Paris, 1993. Selma, 17, lives in a bourgeois and secular Berber family. When she meets and is strongly attracted to Julien, a dashing young man, she realizes for the first time the heavy rules of her patriarchal family and how they affect her intimacy. As Islamism takes over her country of origin and her family crumbles, Selma discovers the power of her own desire. She must resist and fight. Through the strength of her people, she starts walking down the path of what it means to become a free woman.

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A high-signal pick with 38 votes.

Willow Films / Les Productions du Ch'timi / Eliph Productions / Les Films du Fleuve

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Director: Kamir Aïnouz

On screen

Cast & crew

Zoé Adjani as Selma

Zoé Adjani

Selma

Amira Casar as Selma's Mother

Amira Casar

Selma's Mother

Lyes Salem as Selma's Father

Lyes Salem

Selma's Father

Louis Peres as Julien

Louis Peres

Julien

Idir Chender as Luka

Idir Chender

Luka

J

Jud Bengana

Sélim

Rym Takoucht as Hafida Benslimane

Rym Takoucht

Hafida Benslimane

F

Fatima Hachache

B

Blu Di Martino

Z

Zineddine Hamdouche

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