Red Soil Rouge
by Farid Bentoumi
Official selection 2020
Official synopsis
When Nour, played by Zita Hanrot, is hired as a nurse in her father's company – where he’s both a union delegate and a cornerstone – she realizes that there’s something wrong about pollutant waste. A gripping social drama about the relationship between ecology, politics and work, the highlights of which reveal complex truths and difficult decisions. Beyond the notion of good and evil, the director of “Good Luck Algeria” questions our responsibilities towards the ecological crisis with remarkable sharpness.
Biography and Filmography
Trained in stage improvisation, Farid Bentoumi played Beckett, Brecht and Racine, then directed and co-wrote several plays. He was selected as a Talent Cannes Adami in 2003 and appeared in numerous short films and television series before successfully embarking on writing. After his first feature film, “Good Luck Algeria” (2016), he directed “Red Soil”, which was part of Cannes’ official selection earlier this year.
Farid Bentoumi, in collaboration with Samuel Doux
Zita Hanrot, Sami Bouajila, Céline Sallette...
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by Farid Bentoumi
Trained in stage improvisation, Farid Bentoumi played Beckett, Brecht and Racine, then directed and co-wrote several plays. He was selected as a Talent Cannes Adami in 2003 and appeared in numerous short films and television series before successfully embarking on writing. After his first feature film, “Good Luck Algeria” (2016), he directed “Red Soil”, which was part of Cannes’ official selection earlier this year.