1516 in Algeria. The Corsair Aroudj Barbarossa liberates Algiers of the Spanish occupation and takes power over the kingdom. He is suspected of having assassinated King Salim Toumi with whom he had nevertheless made an alliance. A woman will stand up to him: Queen Zaphira.
Between history and legend, The Last Queen East a great tragic frescowith fury and blood, with feminist accents. It is the evocation of an Algeria that we do not really know, pre-colonial, in the 16th century and under Spanish occupation. With a strong female character whose historicity historians discuss. But as the director of the film said (I had the privilege of attending a session in the presence of the film crew, editor’s note): if the character did exist so why did you try to […]
