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Sofia

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Sofia is about to give birth, but she must provide the father's identity papers or risk going to jail. Her two cousins set out on a frantic search to find him.

Critics Reviews

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Cath Clarke Guardian What a clear-eyed and pitiless film this is... Rated: 3/5 Apr 19, 2021 Full Review Kathleen Sachs Chicago Reader Compelling by virtue of its insight into the struggles faced by women and impoverished people in other parts of the world, the film is also a sad reminder that those same people are often the ones responsible for drawing attention to those injustices. Oct 10, 2018 Full Review Jay Weissberg Variety This admirably mordant film deserves to travel widely on the festival circuit as well as art houses beyond its Francophone countries of origin. May 25, 2018 Full Review Sucheta Chakraborty CineVue There is a lot more than what meets the eye initially in Benm'Barek-Aloïsi's film, which slowly and delicately teases out the nuances in the relations between the classes. Rated: 3/5 May 22, 2019 Full Review Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall Each of the performances is unapologetic and raw, never sweetening anything for the viewer. Rated: 4/5 Mar 7, 2019 Full Review Tom Bond One Room With A View It's rare to leave the cinema wishing a 90-minute film was longer, but Meryem Benm'Barek's Sofia shows enough promise to demand a more substantial story. Rated: 4/5 Feb 12, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member perfect, emotional, sensitive. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Very engaging story, it's dirty, sad, and troubling. Characters, except the main, are so real that it almost hurts, Sofia herself somtimes acts out of character, irrational almost, but considering her condition, is that really a problem? Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Meryem Benm'Barek

Director

Maha Alemi

Sofia

Lubna Azabal

Leila

Sarah Perles

Lena

Faouzi Bensaïdi

Faouzi

Hamza Khafif

Omar

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Movie Info

Synopsis Sofia is about to give birth, but she must provide the father's identity papers or risk going to jail. Her two cousins set out on a frantic search to find him.
Director
Meryem Benm'Barek
Producer
Olivier Delbosc, Olivier Bronckart, Jacques-Henri Bronckart
Screenwriter
Meryem Benm'Barek
Production Co
Curiosa Films, Mont Fleuri Production, Versus Production
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Arabic
Runtime
1h 20m
Sound Mix
Digital 5.1
Aspect Ratio
Digital 2.39:1