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The Last Queen

The Last Queen

20236.61h 50m

Overview

1516, Legend has it that the king of Algiers had a wife named Zaphira. When the pirate Aroudj Barbarossa arrives to liberate the city from the Spaniards, he is determined to conquer Zaphira as well as the kingdom itself. But is Zaphira willing to let him, or is she plotting for herself?

Directed by Damien Ounouri
Written by Adila Bendimerad, Damien Ounouri
Produced by Patrick Sobelman, Adila Bendimerad, Roger Huang Jiang-Feng
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Top Cast

Adila Bendimerad

Adila Bendimerad

Queen Zaphira

Dali Benssalah

Dali Benssalah

Aruj Barbarossa

Dimitri Boetto

Dimitri Boetto

Ishak

Mohamed Tahar Zaoui

Mohamed Tahar Zaoui

King Salim Toumi

Imen Noel

Imen Noel

Queen Chegga

Nadia Tereszkiewicz

Nadia Tereszkiewicz

The Scandinavian

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Yanis Aouine

Prince Yahia

Ahmed Zitouni

Ahmed Zitouni

The Bosnian

Tarik Bouarrara

Tarik Bouarrara

Younès

Tenou Khilouli

Tenou Khilouli

Zokha

Themes & Keywords

algeriaottomanmaghrebdjazairbarbarians piratesamazigh culturealgerian queen

About The Last Queen

The Last Queen is a adventure, history, drama film released in 2023 exploring themes of algeria, ottoman, maghreb, djazair, barbarians pirates, amazigh culture. Directed by Damien Ounouri, it stars Adila Bendimerad, Dali Benssalah, Dimitri Boetto. 1516, Legend has it that the king of Algiers had a wife named Zaphira. When the pirate Aroudj Barbarossa arrives to liberate the city from the Spaniards, he is determined to conquer Zaphira as well as the kingdom itself. But is Zaphira willing to let him, or is she plotting for herself?

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