The Fire Dance
1994, Arabic. Directed by Selma Baccar.
Free and a multi-talented artist, Habiba Msika was one of the brightest stars of her time, the twenties. Inspired by the real-life of the artist, the film evokes the last years from 1927. Punctuated by the jolts of a changing time, this tumultuous stage in Habiba Msika's life was branded by the love that Mimoun, a wealthy landowner, and Chedly a young poet from a good family, both dedicated to her. In Berlin, during a triumphant tour, she meets the oriental music star, the Iraqi Baghdadi, and is introduced to Parisian life by Peter, and a dandy of disconcerting charm. Back in Tunis, Habiba Msika's life is carried away by the frenetic whirlwind of success, controversies, and thwarted passions until the final tragedy of her death.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
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- Released
- 2 January 1994
- Original title
- Habiba Msika
- Written by
- Saïda Ben Mahmoud
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The Fire Dance runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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The Fire Dance is streaming on Artify in India. (Checked 8 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Fire Dance?
The Fire Dance (1994) was directed by Selma Baccar and stars Souad Amidou, Raouf Ben Amor, Féodor Atkine.