Thur 28th Feb 7.00pm - Ritzy Cinema

Morocco / Belgium 2004. With Rachida Brakni, Mounia Osfur, Nermine Elhaggar. 95 min. 15

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Zeinab watches her husband leave the country to go in search of clandestine work in Europe the day after their wedding. While she is waiting for her husband to return, she lulls the foetus of her unborn child to sleep, a social practice widespread throughout the rural world of North Africa. Yasmine Kassari's beautifully shot debut is a moving and sensitive depiction of women's lives in rural Morroco and their quiet hopes, dreams and expectations.