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21/05/2012 Drama 0h 16m
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Overview

Fyzal Boulifa's Cannes winning and Bafta-nominated short is an allegory of emancipation inspired by his mother's experience growing up in Morocco. Produced by Gavin Humphries the film also won the Fujifilm Prize and was selected for Sundance.

  1. Fyzal Boulifa

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Ibtissam Zabara

    Fatine

  2. Abdel Jalil Abdelaoui

    Boyfriend

  3. Sabrine Sghiri

    Bushra

  4. Abdeljalil Azdour

    Hassan

  5. Achraf Naciri

    Osama

  6. Fadoua Jordini

    Nizha

  7. Mohammed Hanouchi

    The Farmer

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-06-25
“Fatine” (Ibtissam Zabara) has walked some distance from her village to rendezvous with her boyfriend only to be spotted by a young boy. The couple part ways - perfectly respectfully, but the young lad sees an opportunity to make some foul accusations about her and to share those with his friend, then even with two of her own friends. Perhaps she can raise 50 Dirhams to bribe them to shut up with some sweets? Why should she? She has done nothing wrong? Then again, what damage to her reputation and to her love if these obnoxious brats were to ever be believed? This is quite a potent short f...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
Arabic

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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