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The Harem of Madame Osmane (2000)

In Algiers in 1993, while the civil war is starting, Mrs Osmane's tenants have to endure her bad temper. Her husband left her and the fear to lose her respectability haunt her. The former member of the Resistance during the Independence War persists in controlling the slightest moves of the households rather than struggle against her own frustrations. Learning her daughter is in love, the possibility of finding herself alone will push her to the limit: The symbolical Mrs Osmane "harem" is about to collapse.

  • Comedy
  • Drama

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Carmen MauraCarmen MauraMadama Osmane
  • Photo of BiyounaBiyounaMeriem
  • Photo of Djemel BarekDjemel BarekSid Ali
  • Photo of Andrée DamantAndrée DamantMrs. Costa
  • Photo of Afida TahriAfida TahriKheira
  • Photo of Atmen KelifAtmen KelifBadreddine
  • Photo of Nadia KaciNadia KaciLa rouquine (red-haired girl)
  • Photo of Omar BekhaledOmar BekhaledNasser
  • Photo of Fatiha BerberFatiha BerberNasser's mother
  • Photo of Slimane BenaïssaSlimane BenaïssaLe Militaire

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