9th edition: 21 April – 26 April 2020
FILMS 2019: A – E | F – L | M – P | Q – S | T – Z | Feature Film | Short Film
FILMS 2018: A – E | F – L | M – P | Q – S | T – Z | Feature Film | Short Film
FILMS 2017: A – E | F – L | M – P | Q – S | T – Z | Feature Film | Short Film
FILMS 2016: A – E | F – L | M – P | Q – S | T – Z | Feature Film | Short Film
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Meryem Benm’barek | Morocco, France, Qatar | 2018 | color | DCP | 80′ | Arabic, French | e.s.
How long can you deny a pregnancy, hide it? Not long, as the 20-year-old Moroccan Sofia found out: her waters broke suddenly in the kitchen of her parental home. Her cousin Lena takes her to hospital, but there they face problems; in Morocco, sex outside marriage is an offence. A woman having a baby can only be admitted to hospital when there’s a man to acknowledge fathering the unborn child. In order to get help, save her family’s honor and stay out of jail, Sofia must find the father of her child and marry him as soon as possible.
In a calm, unadorned style, Meryem Benm’Barek slowly reveals the scale of the social forces oppressing Sofia. Class differences, written and unwritten rules, hypocrisy and abuse of power all play a role in this self-assured feature debut, in which Sofia tries to stay on top of the situation, with far-reaching consequences.
Place: The Cinemas 1
Date: 12 April 2019
Time: 13:00
Duration: 1:00
Place: The Cinemas 2
Date: 13 April 2019
Time: 19:45
Duration: 1:00
Year in
Festival
2019
Director
Meryem Benm’barek
Camera
Cast
Maha Alemi
Lubna Azabal
Sarah Perles
Faouzi Bensaïdi
Hamza Khafif
Nadia Niazi
Rawia
Country
Morocco
France
Qatar
Editor
Céline Perréard
Language
Arabic
French
Length
80′
Music
x
Producer
Olivier Delbosc
Production Company
Curiosa Films
Production Design
Samuel Charbonnot
Sales
Be For Films
Scenario
Sound Design
x
Year of Production
2018
Website
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