Fatima

Released Aug 26, 2016

1h 19m

Drama

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25 Reviews

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100+ Ratings

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After she is injured in a fall, Fatima writes her two daughters letters in Arabic to express things she has never been able to express in French.

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Critics Consensus

Fatima imparts its social and familial insights gently but powerfully, held together by Soria Zeroual's captivating work in the title role.

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Complex portrait of a Moroccan immigrant family in France. Through the actions and interactions of Fatima, her daughters, their father, and their friends, we can really seem to enter the world of outsiders. The poem Fatima writes near the end is brilliant. It's based on a short collection of writing by North African writer Fatima Elayoubi, according to writer Vikram Murthi.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Fatima is a good social testimony of a reality that happens everyday, and it is good and I like that it has been awarded. However, as a narrative line, I find it not so interesting. Anyway, 2.5 stars, and I add half an additional one because of the social aspects.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Ganadora del Premio César a la mejor película, "Fátima" es una cinta que se incluye dentro de esa tendencia hiperrealista del cine francés, que se observa en el cine de los hermanos Dardenne, de Jacques Audiard o Stéphane Brizé, por nombrar a algunos. Esta obra contemplativa y enmarcada en el fenómeno transcultural de la migración, nos cuenta la historia de Fátima, una mujer divorciada que llega a Francia sin saber casi nada de francés, buscando que sus hijas tengan las oportunidades que ella jamás tuvo. Fátima se dedica al trabajo doméstico de hogares que no son suyos y se sacrifica para que su hija mayor pueda cursar medicina y para que su hija menor pueda estudiar en el colegio. El director Philippe Faucon nos describe de una manera delicada, detallada y soberbia, el choque cultural entre tradición y modernidad, cómo la diferencia idiomática puede crear una brecha irreparable entre padres e hijos y cómo de la pobreza y la resignación puede surgir verdadera poesía.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Ganadora del Premio César a la mejor película, "Fátima" es una cinta que se incluye dentro de esa tendencia hiperrealista del cine francés, que se observa en el cine de los hermanos Dardenne, de Jacques Audiard o Stéphane Brizé, por nombrar a algunos. Esta obra contemplativa y enmarcada en el fenómeno transcultural de la migración, nos cuenta la historia de Fátima, una mujer divorciada que llega a Francia sin saber casi nada de francés, buscando que sus hijas tengan las oportunidades que ella jamás tuvo. Fátima se dedica al trabajo doméstico de hogares que no son suyos y se sacrifica para que su hija mayor pueda cursar medicina y para que su hija menor pueda estudiar en el colegio. El director Philippe Faucon nos describe de una manera delicada, detallada y soberbia, el choque cultural entre tradición y modernidad, cómo la diferencia idiomática puede crear una brecha irreparable entre padres e hijos y cómo de la pobreza y la resignación puede surgir verdadera poesía.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Simple et direct, droit au coeur, sans aucun grand sentiment, juste un sens très juste de la réalité.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Fatima has unequal performances, no plot and a boring cinematography. However, Soria Zeroual's acting is the best point of the movie.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Philippe Faucon

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Soria Zeroual

Fatima

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Peter Rainer

Christian Science Monitor

Well-observed and unassuming as this film is, it glides along rather too blandly.

Rated: B-

Sep 16, 2016

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Kenneth Turan

Los Angeles Times

Honest, direct and dramatic without any sense of special pleading or situations pushed too hard.

Sep 15, 2016

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Alissa Wilkinson

RogerEbert.com

It's sometimes funny, but always empathetic, and Faucon wisely leaves many of the most dramatic moments off-screen.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 26, 2016

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Steve Erickson

Gay City News

All the clichés about immigrant life are present here.

Feb 14, 2018

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Luis Fernando Galván

En Filme

A social observation drama, the director avoids any emotional blackmail. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3/5

Oct 21, 2017

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Mabel Salinas

Cine Premiere

Fatima is a sensitizing jewel with minor imperfections brought about by an amateur protagonist who, paradoxically, injects realism to the complaint, even if it detracts from it. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/5

Oct 13, 2017

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Synopsis

After she is injured in a fall, Fatima writes her two daughters letters in Arabic to express things she has never been able to express in French.

Director: Philippe Faucon
Producer: Nadim Cheikhrouha
Screenwriter: Philippe Faucon, Fatima Elayoubi
Distributor: Kino Lorber
Production Co: Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, Istiqlal Films, arte France Cinéma, Possibles Média
Genre: Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 26, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 21, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $47.5K
Runtime: 1h 19m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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