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Fatima is a cleaner and she lives with her daughters Souad, a rebellious 15-year-old, and Nesrine, a first-year medical student, aged 18. Fatima has a limited vocabulary in French, and is frustrated on a daily basis trying to communicate with the girls. One day, she has an accident at work and is forced to spend a few days at home resting. During the reflective period, she begins to write a long letter to the girls in Arabic, expressing things she is unable to say in French. Directors’ Fortnight, Cannes Film Festival 2015.
Philippe Faucon
Born in Oujda, Morocco, he studied at Aix-en-Provence University in the south of France. He directed features such as Sabine (1992) and Muriel's Parents Have Had It Up to Here (1995). In 2000, Samia was shown at Venice and Toronto Film Festivals. She returned to Toronto with The Betrayal (2005) and Two Ladies (2007), which was also shown at Rotterdam Film Festival.
