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Inspired by the life of Fatima Elayoubi. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2015. |
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Special features: Interview with director; trailer. |
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In French and Arabic, with optional English subtitles. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Laurent Fénart ; editor, Sophie Mandonnet ;original music by Robert-Marcel Lepage. |
Cast |
Soria Zéroual, Zita Hanrot, Kenza-Noah Aïche, Chawki Amari, Isabelle Candelier. |
Summary |
Fatima lives on her own with two daughters to support: 15-year old Souad, a teenager in revolt, and 18-year old Nesrine, who is starting medical school. Fatima speaks French poorly and is constantly frustrated by her daily interactions with her daughters. Her pride and joy, they are also a source of worry. To ensure the best possible future for them, she works odd hours as a cleaning woman. One day, she takes a fall on the stairs. On leave, Fatima begins to write to her daughters in Arabic that which she has never been able to express in French. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
System details |
DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (1.85:1, 16x9); Dolby digital 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo soundtracks. |
Awards |
César Awards, 2016: Best Film, Best Adaptation, Best Female Newcomer ; Prix Louis-Delluc, 2015: Best Film. |
Subject |
Elayoubi, Fatima, 1955- -- Drama.
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Single mothers -- France -- Drama.
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Teenage girls -- France -- Drama.
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Immigrants -- France -- Drama.
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Muslim women -- France -- Drama.
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Genre |
Film adaptations.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Foreign films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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DVD-Video discs.
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Local subject |
French language materials.
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Add'l Names |
Faucon, Philippe, 1958- screenwriter, film director, producer.
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Nini-Faucon, Yasmina, 1959- producer.
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Lepage, Robert Marcel, 1951- composer (expression)
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Zeroual, Soria, 1970- actor.
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Hanrot, Zita, 1990- actor.
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Aïche, Kenza Noah, 1999- actor.
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Candelier, Isabelle, 1963- actor.
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Amari, Chawki, 1964- actor.
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Other corporate author |
Istiqlal Films, production company.
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Arte France cinéma (Firm), production company.
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Rhône-Alpes cinéma (Firm), production company.
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Possibles Média, production company.
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Kino Lorber, Inc., publisher.
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ISBN |
9786316752864
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STANDARD # |
738329211837 |
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K21183 Kino Lorber, Inc. |
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