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K-Films Amérique Takes Canadian Rights to Chakib Taleb-Bendiab’s Child Kidnapping Thriller ‘Algiers’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Chakib Taleb-Bendiab’s upcoming child kidnapping thriller 'Algiers' has sold to K-Films Amérique for Canada

Montreal-based distributor K-Films Amérique has acquired Canadian rights to Algerian multi-hyphenate Chakib Taleb Bendiab’s upcoming thriller “ Algiers ” that delves into the local phenomenon of child abduction. “Algiers,” which is written and directed by Bendiab, features an ensemble cast comprising Meriem Medjkane (“Abou Leila”), Nabil Asli (“El Taaib”), Chahrazad Kracheni, Hichem Mesbah, Slimane Benouari and Ali Namous. It is the first feature by Bendiab, a writer/director and composer whose short “Black Spirits” – an African Samurai tale set in the Tunisian Sahara performed by French and Japanese actors – made a splash on the fest circuit.

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