Honey Cigar

Honey Cigar (2020) is a drama film directed by Kamir Aïnouz rated 5.7/10.

Paris, 1993. Selma, 17, lives in a bourgeois and secular Berber family. When she meets and is strongly attracted to Julien, a dashing young man, she realizes for the first time the heavy rules of her patriarchal family and how they affect her intimacy. As Islamism takes over her country of origin and her family crumbles, Selma discovers the power of her own desire. She must resist and fight. Through the strength of her people, she starts walking down the path of what it means to become a free woman.

Cast

Zoé Adjani

Selma

Amira Casar

Selma's Mother

Lyes Salem

Selma's Father

Louis Peres

Julien

Idir Chender

Luka

Jud Bengana

Sélim

Rym Takoucht

Hafida Benslimane

Fatima Hachache

Blu Di Martino

Zineddine Hamdouche