El Manara
2004, Arabic. Directed by Belkacem Hadjadj.
Three young friends—a girl (Asma) and two boys (Fawzi and Ramdane)—bound by a loving friendship, lead a carefree life. The riots of October 1988, the repression, the democratic explosion, and the Islamist drift that followed turn their lives upside down. Fawzi, a journalist involved in the independent press movement, and Ramdane, a doctor sensitive to the concerns of ordinary people, drift apart, separate, and find themselves caught up in a confrontation that is beyond their control. Asma tries in vain to prevent the trio from breaking up... But none of the three emerges unscathed...
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- Arabic
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- Released
- 1 January 2004
- Country
- Algeria
- Written by
- Salim Aïssa
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El Manara isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 2004. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed El Manara?
El Manara (2004) was directed by Belkacem Hadjadj and stars Khaled Benaissa, Sofia Nouacer Kouninef, Samia Meziane.