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Masquerades ( Arabic: مسخرة, romanized : Maskhara) is a 2008 Algerian-French film directed by Lyes Salem . Synopsis. A village in Algiers. Proud and a bluffer, Mounir wishes to be admired by all, but he has a weakness: His sister, Rym, who falls asleep anywhere.
Dec 10, 2008 · Mascarades: Directed by Lyès Salem. With Lyès Salem, Sarah Reguieg, Rym Takoucht, Merouane Zmirli. Mounir Mekbek lives with his family in a small village in the heart of the Algerian countryside.
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- Comedy
- Lyès Salem
- 2008-12-10
Dec 22, 2008 · Genuinely amusing, if not downright funny at times, Lyes Salem’s biggest asset in Masquerades is himself, playing the pop-eyed, misguided, at times quite delusional Mounir, de facto head of a...
May 12, 2009 · A remote Algerian village is a surprisingly apt setting for “Masquerades,” tyro multihyphenate Lyes Salem’s accomplished comedy of manners, in which a careless drunken boast assumes a life of...
Dec 7, 2020 · MASCARADES. by Lyes Salem. synopsis. Mounir Mekbek lives with his family in a little village in the heart of the Algerian Aures. Very proud and sure of himself, he has only one dream: to finally be appreciated at his true value by his fellow citizens.
- France, Algeria
- Urban Sales
- Mascarades
- 2008
Apr 22, 2009 · Runtime 1h 33m. Director Lyes Salem. Writers Nathalie Saugeon (screenplay) + 1 more. Country France. Languages French. Studios Dharamsala + 1 more. Genres Comedy, Drama. Mounir Mekbek lives with his family in a small village in the heart of the Algerian countryside.
Writer/director Lyes Salem plays the status-hungry Mounir who is nettled by village tittering about his attractive younger sister Rym’s narcolepsy. He shows them who’s top dog with a fantastic pack of lies about her engagement to a European business mogul.
