Switzerland, Algeria

Short Documentary, Color, 2015, min

Director: Karim Sayad

Photography: Patrick Tresch

Editor: Bachiri Bachiri

Print Source: info@closeupfilms.ch

Synopsis:

Algiers, 2015. Adlan and Terroriste roam through the Sacré Cœur district in search of a few dinars. With a bit of petty dealing here, and an unofficial parking service there, they cannot wait for the weekend and the Algiers Mouloudia Football Club’s games. There, they can compensate for the emptiness of their everyday lives, sing out their love for the club and dream of the ship that will allow them to flee a country that has absolutely nothing to offer them.

Karim Sayad

Born 1984 in Lausanne to an Algerian father and a Swiss mother, he obtained an MA in International Relations from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies of Geneva. Sayad made his debut with BABOR CASANOVA that won awards from Doclisboa and the Festival dei Popoli in Florence.