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Soula, a young single mother, is rejected by her family in the name of honour. Striving to survive, she finds herself caught up in a spiral of violence. Along the roads of Algeria and through unfortunate encounters in a stunning journey, she heads towards her inevitable destiny.
Soula, a young single mother, is rejected by her family in the name of honour. Having nowhere to go when her father throws her out of her home, she calls upon many friends and relatives for help. As she embarks on a tumultuous 14-hour long journey, Soula’s sole goal is to spare her baby daughter her pain and struggles. But everything and everyone around her represents a potential threat, and the line is often blurry between those who want to help her and those who pull her further into a spiral of violence. From Batna to Annaba, the young woman hops from one car to another, swaying in-between moments of exhilarating relief and banality with friends and moments of great angst and solitude. Against a backdrop of soothing landscapes, in a dystopic yet breathtaking road trip, Soula heads towards her inevitable destiny.

Credits

Director
Salah Issaad
Screenwriter
Salah Issaad with the participation of Soula Bahri
Producer
Salah Issaad, Abdelghafour Issaad, Taki Issaad
Cast
- Soula Bahri - Idir Benaibouch - Franck Yvrai - Ali Bentayeb - Hamza Temaini - Djillali Boudjemaa - Amina Belabed - Salah Issaad - El Hadi Guech - Rachid Belaguili - Abdenacer Arab

About the Director

Salah Issaad
Born in 1989 in Arris in Algeria, to an Algerian mother and a Tunisian father, Salah Issaad was raised in a family of publishers. After a baccalaureate (High school degree) in letters and foreign languages in 2008, he entered the law school of Batna in Algeria, then emigrated to France where he studied film studies for two years at the University of Paris VIII. Alternating professional life and st
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