Houria
Original title: Huriyyah
2022 · 1 h 44 min
Cast
Lyna Khoudri 
Rachida Brakni 
Nadia Kaci 
Hilda Amira Douaouda 
Meriem Medjkane 
Zahra Manel Doumandji
Credits
Written by: 
Mounia Meddour
Plot
A young Algiers dancer is badly injured in an attack and loses her ability to dance, then finds a new community among a group of women who have survived trauma of their own.
Sinekatalog’s take
A tender, physical drama about healing through movement.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.4 / 10 (558 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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