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143 Sahara Street

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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.

Critics Reviews

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Boyd van Hoeij The Hollywood Reporter 09/16/2019
Something that gradually gets under your skin. Go to Full Review Jay Weissberg Variety 08/31/2019
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. Go to Full Review Joseph Fahim Middle East Eye 07/09/2021
A perceptive meditation on the slippery relationship between time and memory, the vagaries of identity and the limitations and unreliability of cinema. Go to Full Review Amber Wilkinson Eye for Film 03/20/2020
4/5
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. Go to Full Review Josefina Sartora Otroscines.com 10/22/2019
3.5/5
A film that perfectly illustrates that less is more. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Sarah Ward Screen International 09/25/2019
[A] quietly compelling film... Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Hassen Ferhani

Director

Chawki Amari

Self

Samir El Hakim

Self

Hassen Ferhani

Writer

Olivier Boischot

Producer

Narimane Mari

Producer

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Movie Info

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