143 Sahara Street

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143 Sahara Street

2019

1h 40m

Documentary

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In the heart of the Algerian desert, a woman welcomes truck drivers and wanderers to her roadside teahouse for a cigarette or a cup of coffee.

Boyd van Hoeij

Hollywood Reporter

Something that gradually gets under your skin.

Sep 16, 2019

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Jay Weissberg

Variety

Hassen Ferhani's loving portrait of a woman and her roadside teahouse addresses the need for familiarity and respectful human interaction in a world in a state of flux.

Aug 31, 2019

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Joseph Fahim

Middle East Eye

A perceptive meditation on the slippery relationship between time and memory, the vagaries of identity and the limitations and unreliability of cinema.

Jul 9, 2021

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Amber Wilkinson

Eye for Film

Life by, if not on, the road, is revealed in snippets, an impromptu dance here, a joke with a customer there, building a picture of shared humanity and communication that often goes beyond language.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 20, 2020

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Josefina Sartora

Otroscines.com

A film that perfectly illustrates that less is more. [Full Review in Spanish]

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 22, 2019

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Sarah Ward

Screen International

[A] quietly compelling film...

Sep 25, 2019

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Samir El Hakim

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Olivier Boischot

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Narimane Mari

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Synopsis

In the heart of the Algerian desert, a woman welcomes truck drivers and wanderers to her roadside teahouse for a cigarette or a cup of coffee.

Director: Hassen Ferhani
Producer: Olivier Boischot, Narimane Mari
Screenwriter: Hassen Ferhani, Hassen Ferhani
Production Co: Allers Retours Films, Centrale Electrique
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 40m