Sofia, 20, lives with her parents in Casablanca. Suffering from pregnancy denial, she finds herself breaking the law by giving birth to a baby out of wedlock. The hospital gives her 24 hours to provide the father's papers before informing the authorities…
Acting
Maha Alemi's silent panic speaks volumes without dialogue.
Direction
Benm'Barek-Aloïsi frames Casablanca as both refuge and prison.
Writing
Every bureaucratic obstacle feels personally designed to destroy her.
Director
Meryem Benm'Barek-Aloïsi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Article 490 of Morocco's penal code criminalizes sex outside marriage; this film sparked renewed activism for its repeal.
Director Meryem Benm'Barek-Aloïsi developed this from her own Cannes Film Festival residency, making her the second Moroccan woman director in the festival's history.
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