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Paris, 1993. Selma, 17, lives in a bourgeois and secular Berber family. When she meets and is strongly attracted to Julien, a dashing young man, she realizes for the first time the heavy rules of her patriarchal family and how they affect her intimacy. As Islamism takes over her country of origin and her family crumbles, Selma discovers the power of her own desire. She must resist and fight. Through the strength of her people, she starts walking down the path of what it means to become a free woman.Read moreLess
Paris, 1993. Selma, 17, lives in a bourgeois and secular Berber family. When she meets and is strongly attracted to Julien, a dashing young man, she realizes for the first time the heavy rules of her patriarchal family and how they affect her intimacy. As Islamism takes over her country of origin and her family crumbles, Selma discovers the power of her own desire. She must resist and fight. Through the strength of her people, she starts walking down the path of what it means to become a free woman.
The story
Paris, 1993. Selma, 17, lives in a bourgeois and secular Berber family. When she meets and is strongly attracted to Julien, a dashing young man, she realizes for the first time the heavy rules of her patriarchal family and how they affect her intimacy. As Islamism takes over her country of origin and her family crumbles, Selma discovers the power of her own desire. She must resist and fight. Through the strength of her people, she starts walking down the path of what it means to become a free woman.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Zoé AdjaniSelma
Amira CasarSelma's Mother
Lyes SalemSelma's Father
Louis PeresJulien
Idir ChenderLuka
Rym TakouchtHafida BenslimaneExplore the crew
- Director
- Kamir Aïnouz
- Director of Photography
- Jeanne Lapoirie
- Editor
- Albertine Lastera
- Producer
- Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar
- Writer
- Kamir Aïnouz
- Original Music Composer
- Julie Roué
- Producer
- Christine Rouxel