Rachida, a young and self-assured teacher at an elementary school, becomes the target of terrorists when she refuses to place a bomb in her classroom. This acclaimed debut feature offers a unique glimpse into the lives of ordinary citizens in Algeria, where terrorism was commonplace during the civil conflict of the 1990s.

Ibtissem Djouadi
as Rachida

Bahia Rachedi
as Aïcha

Rachida Messaoui En
as Zohra

Hamid Remas
as Hassen

Zaki Boulenafed
as Khaled

Amel Chouikh
as La mariée

Abdelkader Belmokadem
as Mokhtar

Azzedine Bougherra
as Tahar
r96sk
Interesting subject matter, though as a film I found <em>'Rachida'</em> a bit flat. Ibtissem Djouadi leads the cast well enough, though I wasn't invested in any of the characters onscreen. The story also felt a tad repetitive and lacking in progression. The pacing is fine, yet due to the aforemen...