‘Papicha’ Filmmaker Mounia Meddour to Pursue Women-Driven Stories, Including ‘Houria’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentMounia Meddour, the director of the Cesar-winning film “Papicha” that also played to acclaim at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard in 2019, will next direct “Houria,” an Algeria-set drama headlined by “Papicha” star Lyna Khoudri.Meddour, who is on the jury of this year’s Un Certain Regard, wrote the original screenplay for “Houria.”The film is set in contemporary Algeria and will star Khoudri (“The French Dispatch”) as a young woman who is passionate about ballet dancing and experiences a trauma. Following this personal tragedy, she meets other women who have experienced similar situations and finds a creative way to pursue her passion.