
Cinetrā

Cinetrā

Two parallel stories. In the present day, the disciple of an old Raqi (a Muslim exorcist) fears that his master’s dementia will unleash evil. In 1992, after a car accident that left him with amnesia, Ahmed returns to his village, where nothing seems familiar to him: neither his wife nor his children. His youngest son, frightened by Ahmed’s bandaged face, is deeply afraid of him.
Helsinki International Film Festival 2026
Cast: Ali Namous, Akhram Djeghim, Mostefa Djadjam, Hanaa Mansour, Lydia Hanni, Abdelkrim Derradji, Adila Bendimerad, Melissa Benyahia, Dounia Chaouih, Lahcen Chiba, Abdellah Aggoune, Aydan Hammache, Mohamed Medjani, Mohammed Ali, Boualem Allali, yasmine koussim, Hicham Abdelfah, Mostapha Achour, Amine Amoura, Farida Aouka
Writer: Yanis Koussim (Writer)
Cinematographer: Jean-Marie Delorme
Editors: Sarah Zaanoun, Maxime Pozzi-Garcia
Sound Designer: Régis Boussin, Cyprien Vidal
Costume Designer: Jean Marc Mirete
Casting Director: Fouad Trifi
Direction team: Fouad Trifi (First Assistant Director), Yasmine Alloing (Script Supervisor), Meriem Abir Rezak (Second Assistant Director), Kamir Abbas Terki (Third Assistant Director)
Producers: Farès Ladjimi, Yacine Laloui, Auréa Douis
Production: Supernova Films, 19, Mulholland Drive