Stateless

Panorama

"A powerfully subjective perspective of migration and its aftermath"

CineVue
  • Archive - Festival 34
  • Director: Narjiss Nejjar
  • France, Qatar, Morocco 2018
  • 94 minutes
  • Arabic, French
  • Subtitles in Hebrew, English

For Hénia, the border between Morocco and Algeria has determined the course of her life: in 1975, she and her father were deported from Algeria along with 45,000 other Moroccan families. Her Algerian mother remained behind. Stripped of her identity and roots, Hénia grew up with one obsession: return to Algeria and find her mother.

Narjiss Nejjar is one of Morocco’s top directors. Her gorgeously shot new film resonates with contemporary conflicts in many parts of the world.


  • Director Narjiss Nejjar
  • Production Lamia Chraïbi, Michel Merkt
  • Script Narjiss Nejjar
  • Cinematography Stéphane Vallée
  • Editing Marie-Pierre Renaud
  • Festivals Berlinale
  • Actors El Ghalia Ben Zaouia, Avishay Benazra, Aziz Fadili, Nadia Niazi
  • Source Orange Studio, Paris