Nora Hamdi
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| Born | April 26, 1968 Argenteuil, Val-d’Oise, France |
| Education | École des Beaux-Arts de Paris |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
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| Website | norahamdi |
Nora Hamdi (Arabic: نورا حمدي; born 26 April 1968 in Argenteuil) is a French artist, novelist, essayist, film director, screenwriter and producer.[1][2]
Career
She began her artistic career by directing short films and a documentary film before publishing her first novel, Des poupées et des anges (2004), which explores patriarchal and social violence in the working-class suburbs of Paris.[1] The novel was adapted into a feature film released in 2008, marking the beginning of her career as a film director.[3]
In 2014, Nora Hamdi published La Maquisarde, inspired by the life of her mother, who was involved in the Algerian War. She directed the film adaptation in 2020, adopting an auteur approach centered on memory, war, and Franco-Algerian reconciliation.[4][5][6]
In 2024, she adapted her novel La Couleur dans les mains. The film addresses issues of identity and institutional racism through the story of a young French Algerians painter forced to change her name in order to integrate into Paris.[7][8]
Nora Hamdi’s work is generally described as humanist and feminist, with a strong focus on colonial memory, social justice, and the representation of Maghrebi women in cinema.[9]
Selected works
Novels
- Des poupées et des anges (2004)[1]
- Plaqué or (2005)[1]
- Les Enlacés (2010)[1]
- La Couleur dans les mains (2011)[1]
- La Maquisarde (2014)[1]
Films
- Petits ensembles au bout de la nuit (2000, short film)[1]
- La Danse dans le noir (2000, short film)[1]
- Des poupées et des anges (2008)[3]
- La Maquisarde (2020)[5]
- La Couleur dans les mains (2024)[7]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Nora Hamdi, cinéaste universelle aux racines algériennes". Afrik (in French). 25 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ^ "Nora Hamdi : podcasts et actualités". Radio France (in French). Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Des Poupées et des anges". Premiere.fr (in French). Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ Alaoui, Mérième (11 September 2020). "Dans son film, Nora Hamdi rend hommage aux maquisardes algériennes comme sa mère". Les Inrockuptibles (in French). Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ a b Chessel, Luc. "Guerre d'Algérie, d'un maquis à l'autre". Libération (in French). Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Les maquisardes algériennes ont été les grandes oubliées de la guerre d'Algérie". Le Nouvel Obs (in French). 18 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ a b "« La couleur dans les mains » : synopsis et bande-annonce". 20minutes.fr (in French). 22 April 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ Métaoui, Fayçal (15 September 2023). ""La couleur dans les mains" de Nora Hamdi projeté à Saida : Changer de nom, l'autre torture". 24H Algérie (in French). Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ Bampély, Michel (20 October 2025). "Revisiter la mémoire de la Guerre d'Algérie : récit d'une résistante moudjahidate : entretien avec Nora Hamdi, réalisatrice de La Maquisarde (2020)". Revue d'histoire contemporaine de l'Afrique (in French). doi:10.51185/journals/rhca.2025.entretien01. ISSN 2673-7604. Retrieved 25 October 2025.