Six Feet Over

At a glance

Six Feet Over, is a 2024 Algerian movie, directed by Karim Bensalah, and starring Hamza Meziani, Kader Affak, Souad Arsane. with a runtime of 96 minutes.

Overview

Six Feet Over is an Algerian-French coming-of-age drama following Sofiane, the son of a former Algerian diplomat who has spent his life moving between countries. After settling in Lyon to pursue his studies, he finds himself caught in an administrative trap that leaves him under the constant threat of deportation. To regularize his status, he takes a job at an Islamic funeral parlour — an unlikely setting that becomes the crucible of his personal transformation. Between late-night parties, chance encounters, and the weight of his daily work with grief and death, Sofiane gradually forges his own identity, navigating the delicate space between his Algerian heritage and his French surroundings in this quietly powerful portrait of immigrant youth.

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