38th edition
17-25 january 2026

De onmacht

Karim Bachir Traidia

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Netherlands
1991 Fiction 35 min
The story of Ahmed, a young immigrant worker struck by impotence during his stay in France.
With : Hakim Traidia, Monique Van Hinte, Chantal Messini.
Screenplay : Karim Bachir Traidia
Image : Jacques Laureys
Sound : Marcel Henneman, Rob Dul
Editing : Chris Teerink
Karim Bachir Traidia was born in Algeria in 1949. He was a teacher and a technician in industrial electronics before starting studies in Psychology in Paris. In 1980, he moved to Holland and wrote three plays.