Délice Paloma (2007)

Director:

Nadir Moknèche

Writer:

Nadir Moknèche (writer)

Release Date:

11 July 2007 (France)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

When it comes to surviving in today's Algeria, no scam is too daunting for the woman who has adopted her country's name...

Plot Keywords:

Scam | Algeria | Dance | Ice Cream | Movie Theater

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Biyouna	...	Zineb Agha / Mme Aldjeria
Nadia Kaci	...	Sheherazade / Zouina
Aylin Prandi	...	Paloma / Rachida
Daniel Lundh	...	Riyad
Fadila Ouabdesselam	...	Mina
Lyes Salem	...	Maître Djaffar
Nawel Zwit	...	Baya
Abbes Zahmani	...	Mr. Benbaba
Attica Guedj	...	Mme Benbaba
Hafsa Zinai Koudil	...	Madame Bellil (as Hafsa Koudil)
Ahmed Benaissa	...	Monsieur Bellil
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sara Abbou	...	La receptionniste
Nayal Ahmed-Ouamer	...	Cliente d'Algéria
Ali Aït Saïd
Bachir Aït Saïd
Kais Allahoum
Samia Allalou
Kafia Allouane	...	Cliente d'Algéria
Harwa Anaguou
Sid Ahmed Anaguou
Yacine Bellouni
Chérine Benachenhou	...	Soeur de Paloma
Youcef Benadouda	...	Le passeur
Kader Kada Benchiha
Ourida Benramdane
Yamina Bessaou	...	Le mère du disparu
Kamel Bouchair	...	Le taxi clandestin
Nazim Boucheta	...	L'inspecteur du service de l'hygiène
Meriem Bouzid
Zoheir Chine
Hocine Choutri	...	Le voiturier du Miami
Namza Doudou
Kamel Druci
Leila Faidi	...	Soeur de Paloma
Abdelkrim Fellague
Mohamed Islam Haalah
Louiza Habani	...	Le mère de Paloma
Reda Hadda
Victor Haïm	...	Monsieur Herad
Aïssa Hefteh
Yacine Issad
Lu Xiui Jang	...	Mister Zhang
Amel Kernane	...	Soeur de Paloma
Dalil Kernane	...	L'homme du fast food
Riad Laceb
Yacine Laloui	...	L'industriel oranais
Farid Lattab
Zahia Makhlouf	...	Voisine
Aïcha Mebarek	...	Voisine
Nadir Moknèche	...	Le patron de la fleur du jour
Sabeha Mokneche	...	La patronne de la fleur du jour
Hadj Mounir
Karim Moussaoui	...	Le mari de Shéérazade
Mounir Nini	...	Le jeune gars du Miami
Nacer Omar	...	Voisin
Souad Ouadahi
Abdel Malek Ougouadfel	...	Le caissier du cinéma
Boualem Ourbiah
Rabah Ourbiah	...	L'homme au terrain
Yacine Pajero
Cheb Rafik	...	Le chanteur
Kahina Rahil
Nawel Skander	...	La chanteuse
Hamid Tadjadit
Boualem Torqui
Wafa Touahria	...	Soeur de Paloma
Manel Touati	...	Gardienne de prison
Ammar Zineddar

Directed by
Nadir Moknèche

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Nadir Moknèche		writer

Produced by
Bertrand Gore	....	producer
Yacine Laloui	....	associate producer
Nathalie Mesuret	....	producer

Original Music by
Pierre Bastaroli

Cinematography by
Jean-Claude Larrieu

Film Editing by
Ludo Troch

Casting by
Karine Bouchama
Aurélie Guichard

Production Design by
Johann George

Costume Design by
Paule Mangenot

Makeup Department
Faëza Bennai	....	makeup artist
Fifi Mehaizi	....	hair stylist
Stéphane Eric Monteil	....	key hair stylist
Agnès Tassel	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Richard Allieu	....	production manager
Delphine Passant	....	post-production supervisor
Arno Richard	....	assistant unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Djamel Bouaboub	....	assistant director
Nicolas Cambois	....	first assistant director
Sébastien Gardet	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Abdelhakim Ayad	....	property master
Jaoudet Gassouma	....	first assistant decorator
Medhi Izemrane	....	assistant decorator
Adel Mohamed Kacer	....	assistant set dresser (as Adel Kacer)
Ahmed Kobi	....	head carpenter
Toufik Makhlouf	....	construction manager
Patricia Ruelle	....	head painter
Mustapha Tigroudja	....	painter

Sound Department
Esther Frey	....	dialogue editor
Benoît Hillebrant	....	sound editor
Jean-Pierre Laforce	....	sound mixer
Camille Laurenti-Ede	....	post-synchronisation (as Camille Laurenti)
Michel Monier	....	sound consultant: Dolby
Philippe Penot	....	foley artist
David Rit	....	boom operator
Benjamin Viau	....	sound recordist
François Waledisch	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Yacine Boumaraf	....	electrician
François Coulin	....	key grip
Rabah Dalouche	....	electrician
Steve de Rocco	....	second assistant camera
Bertrand Follet	....	first assistant camera
Arnaud Hermeline	....	electrician
Jean-Claude Lother	....	still photographer
Salah Mehallia	....	grip (as Salah Mehalia)
Azzedine Pilah	....	grip (as Azzedine Filah)
Xavier Renaudot	....	gaffer
Gilbert Seybald	....	electrician
Noël Véry	....	steadicam operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rachida Bengherbi-Khaled	....	wardrobe
Géraldine Mangenot	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Jean-Marc Grégois	....	color timer (as Jean-Marc Grejois)
Sarah Perrain	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Benjamin Caillaud	....	music editor
Stéphane Reichart	....	music mixer

Other crew
Tony Arnoux	....	press attache
Corinna Bargain	....	production administrator
Louisa Bouzar	....	production secretary
Camille Chandellier	....	production assistant
Vanessa Molin	....	production administrator
André-Paul Ricci	....	press attache
Marie Sauve	....	production secretary
Norredine Soudani	....	groupman (as Noureddine Soudani)
Zoe Zurstrassen	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Sunday Morning Productions
• arte France Cinéma (co-production)
• Laïth Média (co-production)
• Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) (participation)
• Canal+ (participation)
• CinéCinéma (participation)
• Poste Image (participation)
• Procirep (support)
• Angoa-Agicoa (support)
• Programme MEDIA de la Communauté Européenne (support)

Distributors

• Les Films du Losange (2006) (France) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Artistic Images  editing
• D.C. Audiovisuel  sound equipment
• Ercidan  titles
• GTC  film lab
• Les Dames Augustines  sound studio
• M.O. Pour Mot  post-synchronisation (as Mot pour M.O.)
• Tohu Bohu  sound equipment

Runtime:

134 min

Country:

France | Algeria

Language:

Arabic | French

Color:

Color

Company:

Sunday Morning Productions

Major Algerian Production.

Though this is an important piece of Arab Cinema, which has been circulating in French territories for a couple of years, it appears to be unknown in the English speaking market.

It centres on Biyouna, an actress widely known in her own country, here playing what they call a Mafia madam, first encountered collecting her valuables at the jail check out and being met by associates, who drop off her keys and leave her alone - like Denzel Washington in American GANGSTER. The bulk of the film is extended flashbacks, taking her up to this point.

History, religion, scams, beautiful people, great music, strong two dimensional characters, intriguing Algiers settings (still recognizable from PEPE le MOKO) - a detailed picture of a corrupt society of which the central character is representative. The expert filmcraft never drags in it's two hours plus though the film lacks the strong resolution to turn it into a major work.

Finding a film of this ambition is a reminder of how little we know of Arab movies, indeed Arab life and suggests what we maybe missing.That's something quite important at this moment.