Movie
The Harem of Madame Osmane
In Algiers in 1993, while the civil war is starting, Mrs Osmane's tenants have to endure her bad temper. Her husband left her and the fear to lose her respectability haunt her. The former member of the Resistance during the Independence War persists in controlling the slightest moves of the households rather than struggle against her own frustrations. Learning her daughter is in love, the possibility of finding herself alone will push her to the limit: The symbolical Mrs Osmane "harem" is about to collapse.
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The Harem of Madame Osmane was released July 12, 2000. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
In Algiers in 1993, while the civil war is starting, Mrs Osmane's tenants have to endure her bad temper. Her husband left her and the fear to lose her respectability haunt her. The former member of the Resistance during the Independence War persists in controlling the slightest moves of the households rather than struggle against her own frustrations. Learning her daughter is in love, the possibility of finding herself alone will push her to the limit: The symbolical Mrs Osmane "harem" is about to collapse.
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Cast
BiyounaMeriem
Carmen MauraMadama Osmane
Djemel BarekSid Ali
Andrée DamantMrs. Costa
Afida TahriKheira
Smaïl MekkiMimichCredits
- Directed by
- Nadir Moknèche
- Written by
- Nadir Moknèche
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
- Original title
- Le harem de Mme Osmane
Production
- Astoria Films
- Bloody Mary ProductionsFrance
Canal+ HorizonsFrance