A Female Cabby in Sidi Bel-Abbès (2000)
• July 3rd, 2000 • 0h 52min
Documentary
Overview
When her husband died Soumicha, mother of three, had to earn a living. She became the only woman taxi driver in Sidi Bel-Abbès, Algeria. This film accompanies Soumicha around a city where religious and political violence rages, and records her experiences in a job normally reserved for men.
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