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Roqia

Dir. Yanis Koussim
Fanomenon - FANOMENON FEATURE FILM COMPETITION
Wed 5 Nov - 20:30
Vue in the Light, Leeds
Screen 7
Past event
Wed 5 Nov
20:30
Past event

Yanis Koussim’s first feature Roqia is an eerie supernatural horror that confronts the spectres of Algeria’s 'Black Decade' (1992–2002), when extremist violence engulfed the country and left traumas still felt today.

In 1993, Ahmed, left with amnesia after a car crash, dreads regaining his memory as mysterious visitors torment him at night. In the present day, a disciple of an elderly Raqi (a Muslim exorcist) is worried that his master’s struggles with Alzheimer’s may unleash an ancient evil as violence escalates in the city.

"Mysteriously staged through an identity crisis scenario, Koussim keeps the audience guessing with a growing sense of dread as to what’s happening and why." — Nicholas Bell, Ion Cinema
Content Guidance


Contains scenes with strong graphic violence.

Director Yanis Koussim
Running time 94 mins
Production year 2025
Country France, Algeria
Language Arabic
Courtesy of Alpha Violet
Premiere Status UK Premiere

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