Karin Albou

Tunis, 1942. Nour et Myriam, 16 ans, sont amies depuis l'enfance. Elles partagent la même maison d'un quartier modeste où Juifs et Musulmans vivent en harmonie. Chacune désire secrètement vivre la vie de l'autre : tandis que Nour regrette de ne pas aller à l'école comme son amie, Myriam rêve d'amour. Elle envie les fiançailles de Nour avec son cousin Khaled, sorte de fantasme partagé de prince charmant. Malheureusement, Khaled ne trouve pas de travail. Les fiançailles se prolongent et la perspective d'une union charnelle s'éloigne.

Yasmine, an eighteen-year-old girl, visits her boyfriend whom she has not seen for two weeks but not everything is going as usual. The Tunisian revolution of January 14, 2011 made him understand the importance of political commitment. An argument broke out with her boyfriend. Back home, she caught her brother talking on the phone with their father who had stayed in Tunisia: he did not want his children to participate in the demonstration that would take place in the Republic. He opposes his authoritarianism to his son’s arguments…

Yasmine, an eighteen-year-old girl, visits her boyfriend whom she has not seen for two weeks but not everything is going as usual. The Tunisian revolution of January 14, 2011 made him understand the importance of political commitment. An argument broke out with her boyfriend. Back home, she caught her brother talking on the phone with their father who had stayed in Tunisia: he did not want his children to participate in the demonstration that would take place in the Republic. He opposes his authoritarianism to his son’s arguments…

In the East of Algeria, there is a family preparing for the important Islamic feast Eid-el-Kabir. The father is very sick and his only wish is that his daughter, Hanifa, should get married before he dies. Hanifa decides for her true love regardless the consequences . The movie also shows the difficult times Algeria is going through.

In the East of Algeria, there is a family preparing for the important Islamic feast Eid-el-Kabir. The father is very sick and his only wish is that his daughter, Hanifa, should get married before he dies. Hanifa decides for her true love regardless the consequences . The movie also shows the difficult times Algeria is going through.