#zaphira

I recommend for those who have not seen the movie The Last Queen by Adila Bendimerad and Damien Ounouri. A magnificent and tragic movie about the legend of Queen Zaphira. Although I have some criticisms (especially during the second meeting between Zaphira and Barbarossa) , I really liked it. It was refreshing to see the two wives of the last king of Algiers (the very good politician Chegga and Zaphira who through her evolution will fight patriarchal morals in her family and become more and more involved for the good of Algiers) Salim Toumi be allies instead of to be an enemy. There is also the memorable Astrid the Scandinavian. The female characters are very strong and there is no demonization for them. Barbarossa is much less romanticized than in Magnificent Century for example. Of course the film is based on legend above all, but why not appreciate it?