'The Vigil': To Believe or Not to Believe?
If you mix religious rituals with dark mythology, the result will be effective, and the story powerful in 90% of the cases. That is exactly what happens at the beginning of The Vigil.
From Hollywood to Tamanrasset
On the outskirts of Algiers, Algeria. the arrival of the satellite dishes governs the lives of the inhabitants. Dissatisfied with their lives, they think of themselves as the heroes of American soap opera and movies, so JR, Sue Ellen, Rambo, Kojak, Spock and others take possession of bodies and minds, with many typical American culture elements. These heroes mix in a beautiful funny mess, with tradition and modernism, Islam and television, reality and fiction.
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On the outskirts of Algiers, Algeria. the arrival of the satellite dishes governs the lives of the inhabitants. Dissatisfied with their lives, they think of themselves as the heroes of American soap opera and movies, so JR, Sue Ellen, Rambo, Kojak, Spock and others take possession of bodies and minds, with many typical American culture elements. These heroes mix in a beautiful funny mess, with tradition and modernism, Islam and television, reality and fiction.
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Genre:Comedy
Written By:Mahmoud Zemmouri
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Runtime:90 minutes
Studio:BFK, Fennec Productions, Image Connection
Cast
Mahmoud Zemmouri
Director
Mustapha El Anka
Jebraoui Rabah, alias JR
Ouardia Hamtouche
Sue Ellen
Saïd Hilmi
Said Burger
Mohamed Fellag
Green Eagle
Yahia Benmabrouk
Le vendeur de légumes
Mahmoud Zemmouri
Le frère de Kheira
Aziz Degga
L'égyptien
Larbi Zekkal
Le commissaire
Fawzi B. Saichi
Rambo
Areski Nebti
Kojak
Mostefa Zerguine
Spock
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