Overview
Fatima, an Algerian-born woman who now lives in France with her two teenage daughters, with whom she is barely able to communicate.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the César Award for Best Film (2016) and the Louis Delluc Prize (2015)
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Nominations
Nominated for the César Award for Best Actress (2016)
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Setting
Set in France
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Music
Music by Robert Marcel Lepage
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Laurent Fenart
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Philippe FauconWriter
- Fatima ElayoubiNovel
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 7, 2015
- Original language
- French
- Countries
- France, Canada
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Cast
Soria ZeroualFatima
Zita HanrotNesrine
Kenza Noah AïcheSouad
Chawki AmariThe Father
Dalila BencherifLeila
Edith SaulnierSéverine
Mehdi SenoussiSouad's EPS teacher
Franck AndrieuxFatima's attending physician
Yolanda MpeleSali, Fatima's colleague
Rachid YousThe Guy on the Train- Sarah LamècheMalika
- Corinne DuchesneOwner of the apartment
- Zakaria Ali-MehidiSélim
- Emir El GuerfiSélim's friend
- Zahra AddiouiWoman of the ghetto
- Nadia HamiedWoman of the ghetto
Isabelle CandelierFatima's employer- Christine LarocheFatima's employer's mother
- Hélène BalazardEmployee of the Crédit Municipal
- Claire BrodiezLiteracy teacher
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