Checks & Balances (2016)

Name: Checks & Balances
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2016-01-27
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 5

Checks & Balances (2016), directed by Malek Bensmaïl.

01/27/2016 BR Documentary 1h 36m

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Synopsis

Accommodated since Algeria's Bloody Decade of the 1990’s in the "House of the Press", the journalists of the famous daily newspaper El Watan await the completion of their new offices, a symbol of their independence. My camera is embedded in their newsroom as they follow the events of this new Algerian spring... President Bouteflika has set his sights on a 4th term. Beyond what we call the Arab revolutions and other mediatized terms, I wanted this film to serve as a memorial to the women and men, young and less young, who battle daily to safeguard the freedom of information in a politically and socially fossilized country.

Malek BensmaïlDirector

Trivia

It premiered on January 27, 2016, a Wednesday.
It runs 1h36 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "Contre-Pouvoirs".
This film's quiz has 7 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosHikayet Films
CountriesFrance, Algeria
LanguagesArabic, French
StatusReleased

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Malek Bensmaïl Director

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What is Checks & Balances about?

Checks & Balances: Accommodated since Algeria's Bloody Decade of the 1990’s in the "House of the Press", the journalists of the famous daily newspaper El Watan await the completion of their new offices, a symbol of their independence. My camera is embedded in their newsroom as they follow the events of this new Algerian spring... Presi…

Who directed Checks & Balances?

Checks & Balances was directed by Malek Bensmaïl in 2016.

How long is Checks & Balances?

Checks & Balances runs for 96 minutes, or 1h36.