Fatima
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1h 18m
Directed by Philippe Faucon • Drama • 2015 • France • French, Arabic with English subtitles
Starring Soria Zeroual, Zita Hanrot, Kenza Noah Aiche
Winner of the 2016 Cesar Award for Best Picture and Official Selection of the Cannes Film Festival, "Fatima" offers an uplifting and moving portrait of the immigrant experience. To ensure the best future for her daughters, Fatima works odd hours as a cleaning woman. Frustrated by her interactions with them, she begins to write in Arabic thoughts she has never been able to express in French.
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