Algeria: Drink, Smoke and Love (aka Algeria: The Nameless War)

When filmmaker Agnieszka Lukasiak traveled to Algeria to report on internal strife inside the country, she was sidetracked almost immediately by falling in love with the man who acted as her host. This documentary from Sweden follows Lukasiak's unlikely odyssey of uncovering the dark side of Algerian politics while simultaneously trying to convince her lover's disapproving family that their romance should not be condemned. AKA: "Algeria: The Nameless War." 94 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English, Arabic, French, and Swedish; Subtitles: English. In English, Arabic, French, and Swedish with English subtitles.