Fatima, an Algerian-born woman who now lives in France with her two teenage daughters, with whom she is barely able to communicate.
Acting
Zeroual's face does what dialogue cannot.
Writing
Poetry as failed communication—devastating.
Director
Philippe Faucon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Soria Zeroual is not a professional actor; Faucon found her working as a house cleaner. Her actual labor informs every frame.
The film's French-Algerian tension mirrors Fatima's internal split: praised by French institutions, rejected by Algerian daughters, at home in neither.
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