An 18 year old on the island Djerba, Aicha, is married to Said, who works in Tunis for much of the year. Aicha breaks with tradition and decides to join Said in Tunis, weaving rugs to make money. Said asks that she give him a son, so Aicha lives under the rule of her mother-in-law.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Les Films du Losange, ARTE France Cinéma, Fonds Sud Cinéma, Nomadis Images
Keywords
- woman director
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Top Cast
Rabia Ben Abdallah as Aicha
Sabah Bouzouita as Zeineb
Ghalia Ben Ali as Meriem
Hend Sabry as Emna
Ezzedine Gannoun as Said
Mouna Noureddine as Matriarch
Azza Baaziz as Meriem as a child
Lilia Falkat as Emna as a child
Top Crew
Moufida Tlatli · Director, Writer
Nouri Bouzid · Writer
Anouar Brahem · Composer
Youssef Ben Youssef · Cinematographer
Isabelle Devinck · Editor
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