Algiers 1995: While the government is enacting laws that restrict women's freedoms, Fatima, a self-confident woman, works as a masseuse in a hamam. Here, female bathers can argue and laugh, and speak openly about the mundane as well as the existential. When the pregnant Meriem seeks shelter in the hamam from her devout brother because she is carrying a child out of wedlock, the special retreat is threatened. "A compellingly authentic ensemble drama that also demonstrates humor throughout." (Film Reviews)
Drama
1h 27min
16+
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Algiers 1995: While the government is enacting laws that restrict women's freedoms, Fatima, a self-confident woman, works as a masseuse in a hamam. Here, female bathers can argue and laugh, and speak openly about the mundane as well as the existential.
When the pregnant Meriem seeks shelter in the hamam from her devout brother because she is carrying a child out of wedlock, the special retreat is threatened.
"A compellingly authentic ensemble drama that also demonstrates humor throughout." (Film Reviews)