Le Village Chéné « & » Mascarades

Le Village Chéné

by Saman Jalal

France/Iraq, documentary, 2008, 19’

Le village Chéné recounts the life of a village on the Iranian border — which survives on smuggling with Iran — on the eve of a wedding.

Mascarades

by Lyes Salem

Algeria, fiction, 2008, 92’

In a village in Algeria, Mounir aspires to be appreciated at his true worth. His Achilles' heel: everyone makes fun of his sister, Rym, who falls asleep at any moment. One evening, returning drunk from the city, Mounir announces in the village square that a wealthy foreign businessman has asked for his sister's hand. Overnight, he becomes the object of all desires. Blinded by his lie, Mounir unwittingly alters the destiny of his loved ones.