2015

France

79min - DCP - 1.85 - Color

Original language: French, Arabic

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Cast

Soria ZEROUAL
Zita HANROT
Kenza Noah AÏCHE

Credits

Director: Philippe Faucon

Script: Philippe Faucon

Image: Laurent Fénart

Editing: Sophie Mandonnet

Music: Robert-Marcel Lepage

Producers: Yasmina Nini-Faucon, Philippe Faucon (ISTIQLAL FILMS, France), Serge Noel (POSSIBLES MEDIA, Canada)

Executive producer: Nadim Cheikhrouha (TANIT FILMS, France)

Production companies: ISTIQLAL FILMS - POSSIBLES MEDIA - ARTE FRANCE CINEMA - RHONES-ALPES CINEMA

Festivals & Awards

AWARDS

 

Prix du syndicat français de la Critique 2015

Best Film

 

Giffoni Film Festival, Italy 2015

Amnesty International Award

 

Louis Delluc prize 2015

Best Film

 

Lumières 2016

Best Script

 

CESARS 2016

BEST FILM, Best adapted Screenplay and Best Promising Actress (Zita Hanrot)

 

Festival Cinéma et Migration d'Agadir 2016

Best screenplay

 

FESTIVAL 2015

 

Cannes Film Festival 2015 - Directors' Fortnight

Giffoni Film Festival, Italy

FILMS BY THE SEA, Netherland

28th Helsinki Intl' Film Festival - Love & Anarchy

Rio Intl Film Festival

Warsaw Intl Film Festival

Belfast Intl Film Festival

French Cinema Now Seattle

Philadelphia Intl Film Festival

Doc Lisboa Intl Film Festival

VIENNALE

Festival du Nouveau Cinéma (Montréal)

FICFA (Festival International du Cinéma Francophone en Acadie), Canada

Festival de Cinéma International en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (FCIAT), Canada

France Odeon – Florence French Film Festival

Festival de Rouyn-Noranda, Canada

Tübingen Stuttgart Festival International du Film Francophone

16ème Festival du film français de Dublin

Auteur Film Festival Belgrade

Human Rights FF Zagreb

Dubai Intl Film Festival

 

 

FESTIVAL 2016

 

EU Film Showcase in Washington

Replay Of The Directors Fortnight In Israel

Portland International Film Festival

FLO - Mumbai Women Film Festival

Rendez-Vous with French Cinema in Rome

Kosmorama Trondheim

Les Avant-Premières 2016 in Buenos Aires

Arab Film Days in Oslo

Cinemarabe Amsterdam

COLCOA French Film Festival Los Angeles

FATIMA

a film by :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.

French Synopsis :

Fatima vit seule avec ses deux filles : Souad, 15 ans, adolescente en révolte, et Nesrine, 18 ans, qui commence des études de médecine. Fatima maîtrise mal le français et le vit comme une frustration dans ses rapports quotidiens avec ses filles. Toutes deux sont son moteur, sa fierté, son inquiétude aussi. Afin de leur offrir le meilleur avenir possible, Fatima travaille comme femme de ménage avec des horaires décalés. Un jour, elle chute dans un escalier.En arrêt de travail, Fatima se met à écrire en arabe ce qu'il ne lui a pas été possible de dire jusque-là en français à ses filles.

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