Mariam

Mariam

2016
45m
8.0

8.0/10

1 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

The year is 2004. France has passed a law banning religious symbols in public schools. Mariam, born in France to Arab parents, recently began to wear the hijab after performing the hajj with her grandmother. At the start of the academic year, she pretends the new law does not exist, as she does not want to acknowledge it and so be forced to make a decision. To complicate matters, Karim, a popular young Arab boy in school, starts paying attention to her and she develops a powerful crush on him. While her fellow veiled classmates argue with teachers about their desire to keep wearing the hijab, and her parents argue about her wearing hers, Mariam dreams of Karim, despite her best friend Sophia’s warning that he is not serious. Things come to a head when the deadline for removing the hijab or facing expulsion falls the same week Mariam sees Karim with another girl.

Status: Released

Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
Bizibi
Production Countries
France Qatar Saudi Arabia United States of America
Spoken Languages
Arabic French

Quick Facts

Release Date April 8, 2016
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt4678718

Cast

Oulaya Amamra
Oulaya Amamra

Mariam

Lou Levy
Lou Levy

Sophia

Ahmed Hafiene
Ahmed Hafiene

Le père

Louka Masset
Louka Masset

Karim

Soumaye Bocoum
Soumaye Bocoum

Fatimata

Fadila Belkebla
Fadila Belkebla

Mariam' Stepmother

Natalie Beder
Natalie Beder

The Teacher

Ahmed Afiene
Ahmed Afiene

Mariam's Father

Éric Herson-Macarel
Éric Herson-Macarel

Key Crew

Faizah Ambah
Director
Faizah Ambah
Writer
Jérôme Bleitrach
Producer