Capital Celluloid 2024 — Day 170: Sat Jun 22

 Nahla (Beolufa, 1979): BFI Southbank, NFT3, 6.10pm

This film, which also screens on July 6th, is part of the Pan-African film season at BFI Southbank. Full details here.

BFI introduction:
A cult film for all lovers of Algerian cinema, Beloufa’s first and only feature paints a magnificent portrait of a star caught up in the turmoil of the war in Lebanon. Yasmine Khlat, later to become an acclaimed writer, won Best Actress at Moscow Film Festival 1979 for her portrayal of the eponymous singer.

Here (and above) is the trailer.

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