march 31 - april 72017
march 31 - april 7
Forced marriages, in Europe too
Belgium-France-Luxembourg-Pakistan. Direction: Stephan Streker. Production: Michaël Goldberg, Boris Van Gils / Daylight Films, Formosa Productions, Tarantula Luxembourg, Minds Meet, Bodhicitta Works. Screenplay: Stephan Streker. Photography: Grimm Vandekerckhove. Edition: Jérome Guiot, Mathilde Muyard. Cast: Lina El Arabi, Sébastien Houbani, Babak Karimi, Alice de Lencquesaing, Zacharie Chasseriaud, Olivier Gourmet. Running time: 95 min
LANGUAGE: French, Urdu / SUBTITLES: Spanish, English
Zahira is 18, lives in Belgium and is very close to her family. Until she is asked according to Pakistani tradition to choose a husband from among the candidates presented to her. Trapped between family demands, her western way of life and her dreams of freedom, the young girl turns to her brother and confidant Amir for help.