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The Fire Dance (1994)
Directed by Selma Baccar
· 1h 40m
Free and a multi-talented artist, Habiba Msika was one of the brightest stars of her time, the twenties. Inspired by the real-life of the artist, the film evokes the last years from 1927. Punctuated by the jolts of a changing time, this tumultuous stage in Habiba Msika's life was branded by the love that Mimoun, a wealthy landowner, and Chedly a young poet from a good family, both dedicated to her. In Berlin, during a triumphant tour, she meets the oriental music star, the Iraqi Baghdadi, and is introduced to Parisian life by Peter, and a dandy of disconcerting charm. Back in Tunis, Habiba Msika's life is carried away by the frenetic whirlwind of success, controversies, and thwarted passions until the final tragedy of her death.
Cast
Souad Amidou
Féodor Atkine
Néjib Belkadhi
Crew
- Director
- Selma Baccar
- Writer
- Saïda Ben Mahmoud
- Editor
- Moufida Tlatli
Details
- Original title
- Habiba Msika
- Release date
- 1994-01-02
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Original language
- AR
- Spoken languages
- Arabic, French