Sixteen minutes. Five women. One devastating silence that screams louder than words.
The daily life of five young women living in a Paris hosting center. All haunted by their heavy past (rape, violence, abandonment...), they try to move forward... except one.
Acting
Ensemble chemistry feels lived-in, not performed.
Direction
El Hourch builds dread in mundane moments — a text, a glance.
Writing
Dialogue sparse; silence does the heavy lifting.
Director
Nora El Hourch
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
El Hourch, a French-Moroccan director, draws from her documentary background to capture hosting center dynamics with unflinching authenticity.
The film quietly critiques France's shelter system: 'rehabilitation' as hollow promise, sisterhood as the only real infrastructure.
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