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First Step
First Step

First Step

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A modern couple seeks to find marital happiness in a context where Algerian society is taking the “first step” towards female emancipation. A woman becomes president of a popular municipal assembly. Will she find happiness ?

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Arabic

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

10/10

Release Date

02 January 1980

Country

Algeria

Cast

Fettouma Ousliha-Bouamari

Fettouma Ousliha-Bouamari

Ahmed Kadri (Krikèche)

Ahmed Kadri (Krikèche)

Hassan El-Hassani

Hassan El-Hassani

Kaci Tizi Ouzou

Kaci Tizi Ouzou

Boudjemaâ Karèche

Boudjemaâ Karèche

Abderrahim Laloui

Abderrahim Laloui

Tayeb Abou El Hassan

Tayeb Abou El Hassan

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