Fatima

Philippe Faucon

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.

Freely based on the books by Fatima ELAYOUBI
«PRIÈRE À LA LUNE» and «ENFIN, JE PEUX MARCHER SEULE»

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Director	Philippe Faucon
Music	Robert Marcel Lepage
Cinematographer	Laurent Fénart
Screenplay	Philippe Faucon
Cast	Soria Zeroual, Zita Hanrot, Kenza Noah Aïche, Chawki Amari
Production	ISTIQLAL FILMS, POSSIBLES MÉDIA
Distribution	FILMOPTION INTERNATIONAL

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Philippe Faucon

Philippe Faucon comes from Oujda, Morocco. After graduating with a master's degree in literature from the University of Aix-en-Provence, he got his start in the seventh art in production. In 1984, he directed "La Jeunesse", a short film which could be seen as an overview of the budding filmmaker's future work. In "L'Amour" (1990), his first feature film, Faucon portrayed the daily lives of suburban youths, their hardships and their first loves, a work which won him the award for French Cinema Perspectives at Cannes.

Fatima

Philippe Faucon

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Philippe Faucon

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