The Harem of Madame Osmane (2000)

• Comedy
• Drama

In Algiers in 1993, while the civil war is starting, Mrs Osmane's tenants have to endure her bad temper. Her husband left her and the fear to lose her respectability haunt her. The former member of the Resistance during the Independence War persists in controlling the slightest moves of the households rather than struggle against her own frustrations. Learning her daughter is in love, the possibility of finding herself alone will push her to the limit: The symbolical Mrs Osmane "harem" is about to collapse.

Rating

6.1 / 10 (11 votes)

Release date

July 12, 2000

Runtime

1h 40m

Language

French

Director

Nadir Moknèche

Status

Released