Tournées Film Festival: Fatima

November 01, 2017
06:45 PM - 08:45 PM
Hoyt Auditorium

Synopsis

Writer-director Philippe Faucon’s long-running project of making films about those members of the French population traditionally left off-screen reaches a state of grace in Fatima, perfectly balancing sharp observation of the harsh realities of the immigrant experience with an inspiring story of individual resilience. Fatima is a middle-aged, divorced Algerian woman living in a French suburb, cleaning houses and offices from dawn to dusk to provide her spirited teenage daughters with a better future. It takes a workplace accident for Fatima to finally pay attention to her own needs and discover a powerful means of expressing them through poetry. Working with tremendous economy, Faucon brings the eye of an anthropologist and the feeling of a true artist to a story that touches on a variety of essential issues: everyday racism, illiteracy, the challenges of the French university system, and the clash between traditional, older immigrant generations and their assimilating children. Loosely based on a true story and featuring a superbly crafted, stoic performance by real-life cleaning lady Soria Zeroual, Fatima was awarded the French film industry’s two highest distinctions for 2015, the Prix Louis Delluc and the César for best film of the year.

Director

Philippe Faucon

Screenplay

Philippe Faucon 
Aziza Boudjellal 
Mustapha Kharmoudi 
Yasmina Nini-Faucon 
Fatima Elayoubi

Cast

Chawki Amari 
Kenza Noah Aiche 
Zita Hanrot 
Soria Zeroual

Details

French, Arabic 
79 min. 
France 2016

Distributor

Kino Lorber

Tournées Film Festival - Fall 2017

Category: Film Screenings