Fatima
- director: Philippe Faucon
- actor: Chawki Amari Franck Andrieux Kenza-Noah Aiche Mehdi Senoussi Soria Zeroual Yolanda Mpele Zita Hanrot
- writer: Philippe Faucon
Synopsis:
Fatima lives alone with her two daughters : Souad, 15, a rebellious teenager, and Nesrine, 18, who is starting medical school. Fatima doesn’t speak French well, a great frustration to her in her daily relations with her daughters. At the same time, her girls are her motivation and her pride as well as a source of worry to her. In order to give them the best possible future, Fatima works irregular hours as a house cleaner. One day, she falls down a flight of stairs. While she is off work, Fatima starts writing to her daughters in Arabic, telling them everything she hasn’t been able to express in French. [Synopsis courtesy of Directors’ Fortnight]
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