Fatima, 17, the youngest of three daughters, treads carefully as she searches for her own path, grappling with emerging desires, her attraction to women, and her loyalty to her caring French-Algerian family. Starting university in Paris, she dates, makes friends, and explores a whole new world, all while confronting a timeless and heartrending dilemma: How can one stay true to oneself when reconciling different parts of one’s identity feels impossible?
Keywords
- Best Novels Adaptation
- Cannes: En compétition
- Festival de Cannes
- Film Fest Gent
- Film Fest Gent !
- Les César du cinéma
- LGBTQIA+
- Locarno Film Festival!
- Nos films avec sous-titres pour sourds et malentendants
- Nos films en audiodescription
- Portraits of empowered women
- Queer Palm
- The César nominees are...
- TIFF - Toronto International Film Festival
- identity
- religion
Actors
- Nadia Melliti
- Park Ji-min
- Amina Ben Mohamed
- Rita Benmannana
- Melissa Guers
Director
- Hafsia Herzi
Drama, Romance
1h 47min
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DUTCH
When Fatima arrives in Paris, she finds herself caught between her religious upbringing and the freedom of student life in the city.
When Fatima arrives in Paris, she finds herself caught between her religious upbringing and the freedom of student life in the city.
Fatima, 17, the youngest of three daughters, treads carefully as she searches for her own path, grappling with emerging desires, her attraction to women, and her loyalty to her caring French-Algerian family. Starting university in Paris, she dates, makes friends, and explores a whole new world, all while confronting a timeless and heartrending dilemma: How can one stay true to oneself when reconciling different parts of one’s identity feels impossible?
Festivals
Cast & Crew
Director
Hafsia Herzi
Cast
Nadia Melliti
Cast
Park Ji-min
Cast
Amina Ben Mohamed
Cast
Rita Benmannana
Cast
Melissa Guers