Khaled Benaissa

Algeria’s entry for a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, “Zabana” chronicles the life of Ahmed Zabana, a man who fought for ...

the man, known only as S (Abdullah Miniawy), is a deserter who runs away from the army after his mother’s death. The opening scenes are ...

Algiers, 1997. The country is in the hands of terrorist groups that seek to establish an archaic Islamic state. Women are particularly affected ...