Movie

Papicha

★ 7.7(275)20191h 48m

Drama

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Papicha is streaming on MUBI and MUBI Amazon Channel in Mexico. Availability checked 13 June 2026.

Where to watch Papicha

🇲🇽 Mexico

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Good to know

Director: Mounia Meddour
Release date: 2019-10-09
Runtime: 1h 48m
Language: Arabic
Status: Released
Country: Algeria
Studio: The Ink Connection

Papicha — trailer

About Papicha

Papicha is a 2019 movie in the Drama genre, directed by Mounia Meddour, starring Lyna Khoudri, Shirine Boutella and Amira Hilda Douaouda. It has a runtime of 1 hour 48 minutes. It holds an average rating of 7.7/10 from 275 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Papicha in Mexico — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

Nedjma, an 18-year-old student passionate about fashion design refuses to let the tragic events of the Algerian Civil War keep her from experiencing a normal life. As the social climate becomes more conservative, she rejects the new bans set by the radicals and decides to put on a fashion show.

Cast

Lyna Khoudri

Nedjma

Shirine Boutella

Wassila

Amira Hilda Douaouda

Samira

Nadia Kaci

Madame Kamissi

Yasin Houicha

Mehdi

Zahra Doumandji

Kahina

Aida Guechoud

Saliha

Meriem Medjkane

Linda

Marwan Zeghbib

Karim

Samir Elhakim

Mokhtar

Amine Mentseur

Slimane

Khaled Benaissa

Abdellah

Themes & keywords

female friendshipbased on true storyfashion designerfemale protagonistterrorismalgiers, algeriafashion showdance clubwoman director1990salgerian civil war (1991-2002)