Investigating Paradise

Nedjma, giovane giornalista investigativa che lavora per un quotidiano, sta svolgendo un’inchiesta sul Paradiso. La ricerca si concentra sul paradiso che raccontano i predicatori salafiti del Maghreb e del Medio Oriente attraverso i video per la propaganda estremista e gli appelli jihadisti che circolano in internet. Il collega Mustapha la aiuta e l’accompagna in un viaggio che li porterà ad attraversare l’Algeria, alla ricerca di interlocutori sempre diversi: giovani e vecchi, donne e uomini, intellettuali e gente di strada.

Nedjma is a young investigative journalist who works for a newspaper and is currently conducting an inquiry about Paradise. Her research is focused on paradise which the Maghreb and Middle Eastern salafist preachers talk about in their extremist propaganda and jihadist appeals, mainly through videos circulated on the internet. Her colleague Mustapha helps and accompanies her on a journey that will lead them through Algeria, looking for different representatives: young and old, women and men, intellectuals and people from the street.

Il Regista
Merzak Allouache è nato in Algeria nel 1944. Ha studiato regia ad Algeri presso l’Istituto Nazionale di Cinematografia e poi all’IDHEC di Parigi. Nel 1976 dirige Omar Gatlato, il suo primo lungometraggio. Da allora, ha diretto film in Francia e in Algeria, opere spesso selezionate dai festival internazionali più prestigiosi come Cannes, Venezia e Berlino.

Merzak Allouache was born in Algeria in 1944.He studied in Algiers at the National Institute of Cinematography and then at IDHEC in Paris. In 1976, he directed Omar Gatlato, his first feature film. Since then, he has directed films in France and Algeria, and his works are often selected by the most prestigious International festivals such as Cannes, Venice and Berlin.

Filmografia
2016 – Investigating Paradise, lm / 2015 – Madame Courage, lm / 2013 – The Rooftops, lm / 2012 – The Ripetant, lm / 2011 – La Baie d’Alger, (tv movie) / 2011 – Normal!, lm / 2010 – Tata Bakhta, tv movie / 2009 – Harragas, lm / 2008 – Tamanrasset, tv movie / 2005 – Bab El Web, lm / 2003 – Chouchou, lm / 2000 – L’autre Monde, lm / 1999 – A Bicyclette, tv movie / 1998 – Pepe Carvalho: La Solitude du Manager, tv series / 1997 – Alger-Beyrouth, Pour Mémoire, tv movie / 1997 – Vie et Mort des Journalistes, tv movie / 1995 – Salut Cousin!, lm / 1994 – Jours Tranquilles en Kabylie, doc / 1993 – Bab El Oued City, lm / 1991 – Voices of Ramadhan, doc / 1986 – Un Amour à Paris, lm / 1983 – L’Homme qui Regardait les Fenêtres, lm / 1978 -Moughamarat Batal, lm / 1976 – Omar Gatlato, lm / 1974 – Tipasa la Romaine, cm

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