About the Author
Photographer, Latifa directed a first short documentary, Au revoir les enfants (Atelier FranceDoc) in 2011, then a P.O.M. (small multimedia object), Douce France, in 2012. After winning the 1st Prize of the Sirar Scholarship in Aubagne with her screenplay, she directed in 2016 the short film Jours intranquilles, produced by Le Grec and awarded in several festivals. In 2017, she directed a second short, Terrain Vague shot in 35 mm (Saudade Productions, Bando à Parte), presented in world premiere at the Vila do Conde festival.
Developed Projects
Zina, who lives in Marseille with her son, learns that the Algerian government will compensate women victims of rape during the civil war. His whole past resurfaces. She must make a choice: stay and continue living as if nothing had happened or leave and claim compensation. After much hesitation and fear, she decides to go to Algeria but retracing the traces of her past is not so simple.
From Script to Screen
