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El’Sardines

Six days before her younger sister’s wedding, Zouzou, a 30-year-old single marine bioengineer, still hasn’t found the courage to tell her family that the day after the ceremony, she’s leaving to follow the trail of sardines that have mysteriously vanished from Algerian waters.

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…

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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

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