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Pioneer of the Moroccan migration to Belgium, Aïcha is buried in Brussels. The movie walks in the footsteps she left along the way from Tangiers to Brussels.
After years of separation, the filmmaker renews her relationship with her mother, Aïcha, who is now suffering from Alzheimer's. From Brussels to Tangiers, this is an odyssey of a family marked by exile—evoked through discretion and confession, pain, separation, grief, and joy.

Credits

Director
Karima Saidi
Screenwriter
Karima Saidi
Producer
Karim Aitouna
Production Company
Hautlesmains Productions

About the Director

Karima Saidi
Karima Saïdi has a degree in Film Editing and Script Continuity from INSAS and a master's in Film Writing and Analysis from ULB. She is an accomplished documentary film editor, having worked on projects such as 'Femme Taxi à Sidi Bel Abbes' by Hadjaj Belkacem, 'The Dawned of the Sea' by Jawad Rhaleb, 'Red Hair and Black Coffee' by Milena Bochet, and 'Clejani' by Marta Bergman. Additionally, she ha