Sofia (2018 film)
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Directed by | Meryem Benm'Barek-Aloïsi |
Written by | Meryem Benm'Barek-Aloïsi |
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Country | Belgium |
Language | French |
Sofia is a 2018 Belgian drama film written and directed by Meryem Benm'Barek-Aloïsi. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.[1][2] At Cannes, Meryem Benm'Barek-Aloïsi won the Un Certain Regard Award for Best Screenplay.[3][4]
Plot[]
The film takes place in Casablanca, and it tells the story of a pregnant and unmarried young woman in her country, Morocco—where sexual relations out of wedlock are forbidden by law.[5]
Cast[]
- Maha Alemi as Sofia
- Sarah Perles as Lena
- Hamza Khafif as Omar
- Lubna Azabal as Leila
- Faouzi Bensaïdi as Faouzi
- Nadia Benzakour as Fatiha
- Nadia Niazi as Zineb
- Ghita Fokri as Sanaa
References[]
- ^ "The 2018 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "Cannes Lineup Includes New Films From Spike Lee, Jean-Luc Godard". Variety. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ Lodge, Guy (18 May 2018). "Cannes: 'Border' Leads Un Certain Regard Award Winners". Variety. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ "Invité Culture - "Sofia" de Meryem Benm'Barek". RFI (in French). 17 May 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "" Sofia " : le récit d'un délit de grossesse au Maroc" (in French). 24 August 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
External links[]
Categories:
- 2018 films
- French-language films
- 2018 drama films
- Belgian films
- Belgian drama films
- Belgian film stubs
- 2010s drama film stubs