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Samia, eight months pregnant and unwed, has decided to give up her child for adoption. When she knocks on Abla’s door, a hard-working widow, both their lives will change forever.
Abla runs a modest local bakery from her home in Casablanca where she lives alone with her 8-year-old daughter, Warda. When Samia, a young pregnant woman knocks on their door, Abla is far from imagining that her life will change forever. A random encounter of fate, two women on the run, and an essential journey.

Credits

Director
Maryam Touzani
Screenwriter
Maryam Touzani
Producer
Nabil Ayouch

About the Director

Maryam Touzani
Born in 1980, Maryam Touzani spent her childhood in her native Tangier before pursuing a university degree in London. 'When They Slept' (2012), her first short fiction, travelled around the world through prestigious festivals, winning a total of seventeen awards. In 2015, her second short fiction, ‘Aya Goes to the Beach’ won a large number of awards worldwide. Through film director Nabil Ayouch’s
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