The Harem of Madame Osmane
2000 · 100 MIN · IMDB 5.8 · 139 VOTES · DIR. Nadir Moknèche
Overview
In Algiers in 1993, while the civil war is starting, Mrs Osmane's tenants have to endure her bad temper. Her husband left her and the fear to lose her respectability haunt her. The former member of the Resistance during the Independence War persists in controlling the slightest moves of the households rather than struggle against her own frustrations. Learning her daughter is in love, the possibility of finding herself alone will push her to the limit: The symbolical Mrs Osmane "harem" is about to collapse.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,052 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:34 MADAME OSMANE'S HAREM
00:04:15 But you can't live like this with him in my house.
00:06:48 Have a nice day, Madame Osmane.
00:09:17 Come on. It's too dark in here.
00:11:56 Is Sakina Bouchama here?
00:15:01 Nasser Boumaaza.
00:17:21 But things must be done
00:20:29 I don’t want to be your son. Why do you dislike me?
00:28:11 Her husband might.
00:30:52 It's too hot.
00:33:18 - Know it? - That way, on the beach.
00:38:41 Can I have your father’s phone number?
00:41:37 We can't help it.
00:44:18 Why'd you wear that wig?
00:48:01 Say...
00:50:24 It's like medicine, it aids digestion.
00:53:37 You can’t go out like that.
00:59:20 Your mother's looking for you.
01:02:42 Is that what you want?
01:06:24 Suffered?
01:08:26 See? I've lost control over her.
01:13:42 What hypocrites!
01:19:04 Sakina's car was riddled with bullets.
01:27:22 Thank you, Mr. Stoliarov.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,052
Dialogue density10.5 lines / min
First line00:00:34
Final line01:27:22
Production Record
DirectorNadir Moknèche
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes139