Divine Wind

DIRECTOR

Merzak Allouache

RUN TIME

96 Minutes

LANGUAGE

Arabic

YEAR

2018

Country

Lebanon, France, Qatar, Algeria

English Subtitles

Yes

Genre

Arthouse, Drama

Cast

Sarah Layssac, Mohamed Oughlis, Hacene Benzerari

Classification

Restricted to persons aged 18 and over unless accompanied by an adult

Synopsis

Divine Wind was filmed in Algeria and co-produced in Lebanon. It tells the story of two terrorists preparing an attack on an Algerian oil refinery. The film follows this duo’s psychological journey by concentrating on their existential doubts and what the mission awakens in them, from their first meeting to the night before the attack.

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