Fatima
(2019, original release: 2015)

Nonfiction

eVideo

Provider: Kanopy

Details

PUBLISHED
Kino Lorber, 2015
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019
DESCRIPTION

1 online resource (streaming video file) (78 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound

ISBN/ISSN
6293874
LANGUAGE
French
NOTES

Title from title frames

Fatima lives on her own with two daughters to support: 15-year old Souad, a teenager in revolt, and 18-year old Nesrine, who is starting medical school. Inspired by a true story and the poetry of the North African writer Fatima Elayoubi, who immigrated knowing very little French and slowly taught herself the language. A patient, reflective study of a woman pressured by her children and her neighbors alike to assimilate into a culture of which she's wary. Official Selection at the **Cannes Film Festival.** Winner of the Best Film, Most Promising Actress and Best Adaptation Award at the **César Awards.** *"Honest, direct and dramatic without any sense of special pleading or situations pushed too far." - Kenneth Turan, **Los Angeles Times*** *"A small miracle of a film from the French director Philippe Faucon." - Stephen Holden, **The New York Times***

Film

In Process Record

Chawki Amari, Kenza Noah Aiche, Zita Hanrot

Originally produced by Kino Lorber in 2015

Mode of access: World Wide Web

In Arabic

Additional Credits