A SINGLE MOTHER IN MOROCCO FACES AN UNTHINKABLE DECISION: TO WALK AWAY FROM HER LIFE AND HER CHILDREN'S FUTURES. INSPIRED BY FAMILY LORE AND DREAMS.

Selected prizes

  • WinnerGolden Cave Award
    Best Fiction Short    Tangier Film Festival
  • WinnerDikalo Award
    Best Short Film (Drama)    Festival du Film PanAfricain, Cannes
  • WinnerBest Short FilmEuropean Cinematography Awards
  • WinnerJuthour Award
    Most Promising Filmmaker    Toronto Arab Film Festival
  • WinnerBest Foreign FilmBristol Independent Film Festival
  • WinnerBest Short NarrativeDumbo Film Festival
  • WinnerBest First-Time FilmmakerLift-Off Season Awards 2023
  • WinnerAudience Choice AwardLift-Off Season Awards 2023

Full festival journey

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“A luminously flawless, gracefully assured piece of work.”
Michel Faber Author of Under the Skin
★★★★★
“A masterfully crafted, thought-provoking and visually captivating work of art.”
MovieFest UK
“A testament to the beauty and depth of Moroccan stories—a magnificent achievement.”
Youssef Kerkour, BAFTA-winning British-Moroccan Actor
★★★★★
“A bold, bare and daring film.”
UK Film Review
“A breath of fresh air. A story of many, yet unique in its sentiment and delivery.”
Souad Talsi MBE, Al-Hasaniya
“A strong and poignant film.”
Rebecca O’Brien, BAFTA-winning Producer
★★★★½
“Truly captivating.”
Film Carnage
“A richly layered, surreal narrative.”
Hastings Rocks International Film Festival
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