El’Sardines | Digital productions ARTE
El’Sardines
El’Sardines is a bold, socially engaged mini-series created by poet Zoulikha Tahar and writer Kaouther Adimi. Following the hurried steps of its conflicted heroine, driven by a desire to escape but held back by guilt, the web series immerses us in the intimate, microcosmic world of a small coastal town near Oran. A vibrant gallery of characters, brought to life by both amateur and professional…
Available on these platforms
- arte.tvSoon
Technical Info & Short Credits
- Format
- Series
- Genre
- Fiction
- Duration
- 6x11 min
- Technique
- Live action
- Directing
- Zoulikha Tahar
- Writing
- Kaouther Adimi et Zoulikha Tahar
- Production
- Arte France, FABLABCHANNEL, 2HORLOGES
- Animation
- Aude Abou Nasr, Juliette Bonvallet
Casting
- Zouzou
- Meriem Amiar
- Naïma
- Dalila Nouar
- Hakim
- Rabie Ouadjaout
- Inès
- Marwa Bakir
- Warda
- Lina Boumedine
Unique features
A modern tale of a young Algerian woman’s emancipation.
Zouzou, a marine engineer, sets off on an expedition to investigate the mysterious disappearance of sardines.
An eco-feminist comedy and family chronicle rolled into one.
Happily single Zouzou, 30, clashes with her family a week before her sister’s wedding. Ecologist, feminist, clever!
When a young woman’s singlehood seems to matter more than an alarming ecological phenomenon.
Zouzou leaves for a year to find the sardines, defying her family’s hopes and walking away from marriage.
What do you do when your deepest desire is inevitably followed by guilt?
Choosing between your freedom and your family’s love is never easy, especially when the two don’t seem to coexist.
Nominations and awards
- Special Jury PrizeSéries ManiaShort Formats Competition