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Two young women leave their native Morocco to work as seasonal labourers in southern Spain. Hoping to provide a better life for their families, their dreams clash with a harsh reality: abuse, harassment and undignified working conditions at the hands of their employers.
Two young women leave their native Morocco to work as seasonal labourers picking strawberries in southern Spain. Hoping to return home and provide a better life for their families, their dreams clash with a harsh reality: abuse, harassment and undignified working conditions at the hands of their employers. The bond they share as a unified sisterhood empowers them to rise above their situation, despite the risks involved in advocating for their rights. They must make the difficult decision to speak out against a powerful patriarchal system, risking everything for their own personal justice.

Credits

Director
Laïla Marrakchi
Screenwriter
Laïla Marrakchi, Delphine Agut
Producer
Juliette Schrameck, Saïd Hamich Benlarbi, Adrià Monés Murlans, Elisa Heene
Production Company
Lumen Production, Mont Fleuri Production, Fasten Films, Mirage Films

About the Director

Laila Marrakchi
Laïla Marrakchi was born and raised in Casablanca, Morocco. She left at the age of 18 to study in Paris at ESRA, École Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle, and holds a Master’s degree in Film from Paris 8 University Vincennes-Saint-Denis. ‘Marock’ (2005), her first feature-length film, was presented at the Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section. The acclaimed movie about a love

Producers

Saïd Hamich Benlarbi
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