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Completed - FRENCH - Drama - 97 minutes

Log Line

Zahira, 18, is close to her family until her parents ask her to follow Pakistani tradition to choose a husband. Torn between family customs and her western lifestyle, the young woman turns for help to her brother and confidant Amir…




Previous markets

  • Cannes 2015 (Debut)
  • Cannes 2016 (Line up)
  • Berlin EFM 2017 (Line up)
  • Cannes 2018 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2016

Director(s) : Stephan STREKER
 Writer(s) : Stephan STREKER
 Cast : Lina EL ARABI, Sébastien HOUBANI, Olivier GOURMET

 Producer(s) : Donato ROTUNNO (Tarantula Luxembourg), Michael GOLDBERG (Daylight)

Synopsis

Zahira, 18, is close to her family until her parents ask her to follow Pakistani tradition to choose a husband. Torn between family customs and her western lifestyle, the young woman turns for help to her brother and confidant Amir…

Production

Country(ies) : BELGIUM, LUXEMBOURG

 Start of shooting : May 2015

Distributors More info with Europa distribution

ARGENTINA MIRADA DISTRIBU
AUSTRALIA BONSAI FILMS
BELGIUM Mar 08, 2017 IMAGINE FILM DI
BELGIUM Mar 08, 2017 SOONER / UNIVER
COLOMBIA CINE COLOMBIA S
MEXICO CINETECA NACION
NETHERLAND IMAGINE FILM DI
SWITZERLAN Apr 19, 2017 FRENETIC FILMS
TURKEY MARS PRODUCTION


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Festivals and Awards

Toronto - TIFF 2016 (Discovery)
International French Film Festival in Namur 2016
French Film Festival in Angoulême 2016 (Valois Award Best actress and Best Actor)
ARTE MARE Film Festival in Bastia 2016 (Public Award & Student Award)
Roma International Film Festival 2016
Festival International du film de Marrakech 2016
Rotterdam IFF 2017 Voices
Rotterdam IFFR 2017
Goteborg IFF 2017
Palm Spring Fest. 2017


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