La conspiration des tortues, The turtles conspiracy

La Caroube beach. End of summer. Ali lives alone now that all his children have left for France. He remains there, solitary, as if bound by a curse…

Born and raised in Algeria, Kamir Abbas-Terki moved to France in 2016 to continue her studies. After initially studying law at university, she went on to specialise in media law. Following internships in film production, she began writing screenplays by taking part in a short film writing residency. Keen to move from writing to directing, she directed her first documentary, The Turtles Conspiracy, as part of the LAB DZ in Annaba in September 2024. After gaining her first experience as an assistant director on Yanis Koussim’s feature film Roqya, she directed her first short fiction film, Rouge Cerise, in January 2026, produced by Guelta Films.