She loses her voice to grief—only his voice can bring her back. Classic Algerian melodrama.
Abderrahim is a mechanic and singer in his spare time. One day, he receives a car to repair, driven by a very beautiful girl. It's love at first sight. They want to get married and start a family, but the girl's parents do not view this love favorably. They decide to marry their daughter to another man. Subsequently, Abderrahim became a famous singer. The loss of her love leaves the young girl in a state of silence from which only Abderrahim can break her.
Acting
Abderrahmane Djalti's transformation from grease monkey to velvet-voiced heartthrob
Score
Original songs that supposedly cure psychosomatic muteness—peak melodrama logic
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This film exemplifies 1990s Algerian cinema's obsession with Rai music culture and the romanticized figure of the working-class singer.
The 'traumatic muteness' trope here echoes older Egyptian melodramas, showing how Algerian cinema borrowed and Maghrebi-fied classic Arab film conventions.
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