A Corsican summer, a father's rejection, and the stranger who changes everything.
To live her homosexuality freely, Safia left her family and the Corsica where she grew up. Returning for a summer, she came out to her father, who reacted badly. On the roads of Corsica, Safia runs away and meets Jade. A journey of initiation in which Safia must reinvent her relationship with her native land and learn to live for herself, beyond the gaze and perhaps in spite of those she loves.
Cinematography
Corsica's landscapes become a character—beautiful and oppressive.
Acting
Moutawakil's silences speak entire histories of longing.
Director
Siham Bel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Corsica's complex relationship with French identity mirrors Safia's own exile—neither fully belonging nor able to return.
Bel shot the film in chronological order on actual Corsican roads, letting the landscape shape Safia's emotional journey in real time.
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