Summary
Fatima, an Algerian-born woman who now lives in France with her two teenage daughters, with whom she is barely able to communicate.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You want fast pacing
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+18)
Critics 77Audiences 59GoodWatch 61
Tomatometer84%
Metascore69
IMDb6.5
Audience score53%
Running time
1 h 19 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −30 min on the typical 109
typical 10979Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 8 countries, rent or buy in 25 more
Released
2015
October 7, 2015
11 years ago
Genres
DramaFamilyLanguage
French
Original language
Made in
- France
- Canada
César Awards2016
- Best Film2016Won
- Most Promising Actress2016Won
- Best Adaptation2016Won
- Best Female Revelation2016Won
- Best Actress2016Nominated
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
and 12 more34 people
- Soria ZeroualFatima
- Zita HanrotNesrine
- Kenza Noah AïcheSouad
- Chawki AmariThe Father
- Dalila BencherifLeila
- Edith SaulnierSéverine
- Mehdi SenoussiSouad's EPS teacher
- Franck AndrieuxFatima's attending physician
Yolanda MpeleSali, Fatima's colleague
Rachid YousThe Guy on the Train- SLSarah LamècheMalika
- CDCorinne DuchesneOwner of the apartment
- ZAZakaria Ali-MehidiSélim
- EEEmir El GuerfiSélim's friend
- ZAZahra AddiouiWoman of the ghetto
- NHNadia HamiedWoman of the ghetto
Isabelle CandelierFatima's employer- CLChristine LarocheFatima's employer's mother
- HBHélène BalazardEmployee of the Crédit Municipal
- CBClaire BrodiezLiteracy teacher
- FHFatima HerdaCampus girl
- TKTaïs KazouanCampus girl
- JGJean-François GuérinProfessor at the Faculty of Medicine
Nathalie RichardSouad's main teacher
Directing · 1
- Philippe Faucon Director, Writer, Producer
Writing · 1
- Fatima Elayoubi Novel
Production · 3
- Yasmina Nini-Faucon Producer
- Serge Noël Producer
- David El Hakim Casting
Camera · 1
- Laurent Fénart Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Sophie Mandonnet Editor
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Nezha Rahile Costume Design
Other crew · 1
- Géraldine Depardon Script
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