Maghreb Film Festival x Africadelic: Poupiya
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𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗯 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 x 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰: 𝗣𝗼𝘂𝗽𝗶𝘆𝗮
Date: Saturday, October 31, 2026
Time: 19.00 hrs
Venue: De Balie
Address: Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen 10, Amsterdam 🇳🇱
Title: 𝗣𝗼𝘂𝗽𝗶𝘆𝗮
Director: Yacine Bouaziz
Country: Algeria
Year: 2026
Length: 95'
Language: Arabic with English subtitles
Extra: With a Q&A afterwards with director Yacine Bouaziz and actor Attmane Elakabe M’hamed
More info & tickets: 𝗱𝗲𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗲.𝗻𝗹 | https://debalie.nl/programma/maghreb-film-festival-poupiya-31-10-2026/
𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝘂𝗽𝗶𝘆𝗮
Djamel is a young man searching for love in a working-class neighbourhood. His life takes an unexpected turn when he crosses paths with Si Rachid, a retired colonel carrying a hunting rifle. What begins as a seemingly ordinary encounter gradually opens the door to a much larger history. The Algerian War, the war in Indochina and the violence of the so-called Black Decade all haunt the film, but Bouaziz never puts these historical events centre stage. Instead, they surface through conversations, situations and silences. The past seeps into everyday life, passed from one generation to the next as a trauma that refuses to disappear. With humour and an understated touch, Poupiya, Yacine Bouaziz’s feature-film debut, explores how the wounds of history continue to shape the lives of those who inherit them.
𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗯 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹
The Maghreb Film Festival brings the richness and diversity of contemporary cinema from the Maghreb to Haarlem and Amsterdam. Presenting films from and about North Africa and its diasporas, the festival offers a platform for established and emerging filmmakers whose work reflects the many stories, cultures and perspectives of the region. Through feature films, documentaries and shorts, the programme explores themes ranging from identity, migration and memory to family, social change and the legacies of colonialism. Bringing filmmakers, artists and audiences together, the festival aims to create space not only for cinema, but also for encounter, conversation and exchange, connecting stories from the Maghreb with (diasporic) audiences in the Netherlands. For more information, visit www.maghrebfilmfestival.com.
𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰
Africadelic is an Amsterdam-based non-profit organization and platform committed to the programming and promotion of African and African diasporic cultural creativity, diversity and activism in the Netherlands and beyond. The annual Africadelic Festival is an ode to the African continent and its worldwide diaspora, celebrating the cultural richness and profound influence of Afrodescendants, people of African descent, on global culture and society. Taking place from May 20-27, 2026, this year’s edition once again featured a vibrant week of events. Beyond the annual festival, Africadelic presents many events throughout the year, often in collaboration with partners, such as, for the first time this year, the Maghreb Film Festival. For more information, visit www.africadelic.com.
𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗯 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 x 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰: 𝗣𝗼𝘂𝗽𝗶𝘆𝗮
Date: Saturday, October 31, 2026
Time: 19.00 hrs
Venue: De Balie
Address: Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen 10, Amsterdam 🇳🇱
Title: 𝗣𝗼𝘂𝗽𝗶𝘆𝗮
Director: Yacine Bouaziz
Country: Algeria
Year: 2026
Length: 95'
Language: Arabic with English subtitles
Extra: With a Q&A afterwards with director Yacine Bouaziz and actor Attmane Elakabe M’hamed
More info & tickets: 𝗱𝗲𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗲.𝗻𝗹 | https://debalie.nl/programma/maghreb-film-festival-poupiya-31-10-2026/
𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝘂𝗽𝗶𝘆𝗮
Djamel is a young man searching for love in a working-class neighbourhood. His life takes an unexpected turn when he crosses paths with Si Rachid, a retired colonel carrying a hunting rifle. What begins as a seemingly ordinary encounter gradually opens the door to a much larger history. The Algerian War, the war in Indochina and the violence of the so-called Black Decade all haunt the film, but Bouaziz never puts these historical events centre stage. Instead, they surface through conversations, situations and silences. The past seeps into everyday life, passed from one generation to the next as a trauma that refuses to disappear. With humour and an understated touch, Poupiya, Yacine Bouaziz’s feature-film debut, explores how the wounds of history continue to shape the lives of those who inherit them.
𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗯 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹
The Maghreb Film Festival brings the richness and diversity of contemporary cinema from the Maghreb to Haarlem and Amsterdam. Presenting films from and about North Africa and its diasporas, the festival offers a platform for established and emerging filmmakers whose work reflects the many stories, cultures and perspectives of the region. Through feature films, documentaries and shorts, the programme explores themes ranging from identity, migration and memory to family, social change and the legacies of colonialism. Bringing filmmakers, artists and audiences together, the festival aims to create space not only for cinema, but also for encounter, conversation and exchange, connecting stories from the Maghreb with (diasporic) audiences in the Netherlands. For more information, visit www.maghrebfilmfestival.com.
𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰
Africadelic is an Amsterdam-based non-profit organization and platform committed to the programming and promotion of African and African diasporic cultural creativity, diversity and activism in the Netherlands and beyond. The annual Africadelic Festival is an ode to the African continent and its worldwide diaspora, celebrating the cultural richness and profound influence of Afrodescendants, people of African descent, on global culture and society. Taking place from May 20-27, 2026, this year’s edition once again featured a vibrant week of events. Beyond the annual festival, Africadelic presents many events throughout the year, often in collaboration with partners, such as, for the first time this year, the Maghreb Film Festival. For more information, visit www.africadelic.com.
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De Balie, Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen 10, 1017 RR Amsterdam, Nederland, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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