Hayat is released after serving a long prison sentence. She returns to her hometown in northern Morocco, where she finds herself faced with a brother who refuses to welcome her for fear of shame. Hayat merely wishes to see her son so she can explain the truth to him. She meets Amal, who works in a fruit factory and takes care of Houda, her sister who is two years her junior and suffers from a severe disability. The courage and strength of these three women drives them forward in the face of exclusion, exploitation and marginalization.
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Jalila Tlemsi
Hayat
Also in
Queens
Hmimou
Nisrin Erradi
Houda
Known for
Adam
Farida Bouazzaoui
Amal
Also in
Ghosts of Beirut
Homeland
Khalil Oubaaqa
Aymen
Also in
Everybody Loves Touda
Triple A
Mohamed Choubi
Salah
Also in
Traitor
Achoura
Amine Ennaji
Mohammed
Known for
The Patience Stone
Zakaria Atifi
Known for
The Blue Caftan
Abdeslam Kelai Director · Mohamed Lamouissi Screenplay Ilias Lakhmasse Editor
Budget $380K · First release November 16, 2022 · Produced in Morocco
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Budget
$380,000
Production
Mouton Rouge Films
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NadaCom Design
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Morocco
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Languages
Original title
أسماك حمراء
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic
Release dates
Morocco · November 16, 2022
Premiere · Marrakech International Film Festival
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