Sinopsis
Fiction. An independent woman, Noura is raising her three children alone, working in a hospital laundry to make ends meet. While her husband Jamelis back in jail, she meets Lassad, the love of her life. Forced to hide their relationship – if it were discovered, they would face 5 years in prison – Noura’s petitions for divorce but just days before it is granted, the lovers’ dream of a life together is threatened by Jamel’s imminent release.
Hinde Boujemaa is a half-Tunisian half-Belgian director. She began her career working as a technician before following her passion by directing her first feature-length documentary It Was Better Tomorrow, which screened in Official Selection at the Venice Film Festival in 2012. She is involved as a director in a variety of campaigns in support of the fight against the discrimination and inequality faced by women worldwide. In 2015 she directed her short fiction ...and Romeo Married Juliet. Noura’s Dream is Boujemaa’s feature fiction debut.
November 20th, 2020. 7.30 pm
Casa Árabe Madrid
Venta de entradas
November 27th, 2020. 7.30 pm
Casa Árabe Córdoba
Section: Contemporary Arabic Directors
Year of Production: 2019
Running Time: 92’
Countries: Tunisia, Belgium and France
Language: Arabic
Dirección: Hinde Boujemaa
Cast: Hend Sabri, Lofti Abdelli, Hakim Boumassoudi, Belhassen Harbaoui, Ikbal Harbaoui and Jamel Sassi
Production: Imed Marzouk, Tatjana Kozar and François d’Artemare
Production Companies: Les films de l’après-midi, Propaganda Productions and Eklektik Productions
International Sales: Wild Bunch
Main Festivals and awards: Selected at the international festivals of Toronto, San Sebastian and London
