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Genre
Drama
Running time
90 minutes
Year
2023
Language
Arabic and French
Subtitle
English
Country
France, Switzerland and Egypt
Director
Tamer Ruggli
Bio
Producer
Francine Lusser, Gérard Monier, Laurine Pelassy
Cast
Nadine Labaki, Fanny Ardant, Laila Ezz El Arab, Hazem Ehab, Menha El Batraoui, Eva Monti, Enaam Salousa
Scriptwriter
Tamer Ruggli, Marianne Brun, Yousry Nasrallah
The complexities of the bonds between mothers and daughters are brought to life by celebrated French diva Fanny Ardant and internationally awarded Lebanese director Nadine Labaki, who gets to show her acting chops here. Labaki plays Sue, a forty-something psychotherapist who returns from Switzerland to her native Egypt to mend bridges with her eccentric, aristocratic and now dying mother Fairouz (Ardant). During her journey, she is haunted by memories and mixed feelings, arguing with Fairouz’s voice in her head as she seeks out the special places of her childhood and once again encounters the smells, sounds, colours and characters of her homeland.
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