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English Titles F

French Girl

Original title: Francesa
France, Marocco, 2008

Director: El-Bouhati, Souad
Production company: Jem Prod., Irene Prod.
Co-producers: France 2 Cinema
Age recommendation: 12 years and up

Synopsis:
“So which are you: French, African, Moroccan or Arab?” This loaded question is posed to ten-year-old Sophia, the middle daughter of a Moroccan family living in a French suburb. When her father suddenly finds himself out of work, the family must return to their homeland. Eight years later, Sofia is a precocious, questioning and headstrong university student, who rebels against Moroccan tradition and becomes consumed by an overwhelming desire to return to her beloved France.

Festivals:
Dubai 2008, Rotterdam 2009, Göteborg 2009, San Francisco 2009, Ouagadougou 2009, Reel2Real Vancouver 2010 (awarded), FICI Madrid 2010

World sales address/es:
Wide Management (FR)