Nora's parents are conservative Algerian immigrants. She manages to lie skillfully enough to live a fairly free life but an unwanted pregnancy suddenly disrupts her existence.
Nora has to choose: either she leaves for Goa with her best friend Karole and brings dishonour upon her family, or she saves her parent's reputation by getting married. Her mother wangles her an introduction to Hamid, owner of the town's largest textile store. The young man lives with his mother and , at first sight, seems light years away from Nora's ideal.
Things go smoothly but then the neighbours and
town's North African community suddenly discover Nora's secret…
My Family's Honour (l'Honneur de ma Famille, France - 1997) was presented at the Berlin Film Festival this past February in the Panorama section.
Director: Rachid Bouchareb
Screenplay: Alain Broders, Gilles Adrien, Rachid Bouchareb
Producer: Jean Brehat, Pierre Chevalier
Image: Youcef Sahraoui
Editing: Nadia Ben Rachid
Sound: Didier Sain and Thierry Sabatier
Costumes: Pierre Matard
Decors: Jean-Marc Tran Tan Ba
Cast: Seloua Hamse, Karole Rocher, Roschady Zem, Alex Descas, Firmine
Richard, Fettouma Ousliha Bouamari, Chafia Boudra, Faouzi Saichi.
Distribution: Tadrart Films
Running time: 83 minutes
