ADAM

Maryam Touzani

morocco france belgium 2019 98 min

In the medina of Casablanca, Abla runs a small Moroccan pastry shop from her home, where she lives with her eight-year-old daughter, Warda. Their quiet routine is disrupted when Samia, a young pregnant woman looking for work and a place to stay, knocks on their door. Although Abla is initially reluctant to let a stranger into their lives, Warda quickly becomes attached to Samia. The unexpected encounter brings the two women together and gradually opens a path toward healing, friendship and a new way of facing their lives.

• About the film

  Directed by Maryam Touzani

  Screenplay Maryam Touzani Nabil Ayouch

  Cast Lubna Azabal Nisrin Erradi Douae Belkhouda Aziz Hattab Hasnaa Tamtaoui

  Music Ali Sabri

  Cinematography Virginie Surdej

  Editing Julie Naas

  Production Companies Ali N' Productions Les Films du Nouveau Monde Artémis Productions

• Festivals & Awards

  Festival de Cannes
  2019 | Un Certain Regard — First Film — World Premiere
  Nomination — Caméra d’Or

  Toronto International Film Festival
  2019 | Contemporary World Cinema

  Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
  2019 | Horizons

  Durban International Film Festival
  2019 | Official Selection
  Best Actress — Nisrin Erradi

  Zurich Film Festival
  2019 | Gala Premieres

  Melbourne International Film Festival
  2019 | International Panorama

  Festival du Nouveau Cinéma — Montréal
  2019 | International Competition

  Chicago International Film Festival
  2019 | New Directors Competition
  Roger Ebert Award

  El Gouna Film Festival
  2019 | Feature Narrative Competition
  Bronze Star for Narrative Film

  Journées Cinématographiques de Carthage — JCC
  2019 | Official Competition — Feature Fiction
  Best Cinematography — Virginie Surdej
  Best Editing — Julie Naas
  Paulin Vieyra Award — African Critics' Federation

  Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur — FIFF
  2019 | First Feature Competition
  Prix Agnès

  Festival du Film Francophone d’Angoulême
  2019 | Competition
  Valois des Étudiants Francophones

  Festival du Film de Muret
  2019 | Official Selection
  Jury Coup de Cœur

  Philadelphia Film Festival
  2019 | First Feature Competition
  Archie Award — Best First Feature

  International Film Festival Rotterdam — IFFR
  2020 | Voices

  Tromsø International Film Festival
  2020 | Horizons

  Palm Springs International Film Festival
  2020 | Award Buzz
  Local Jury Award
  Nomination — FIPRESCI Prize for Best International Feature Film

  Sofia International Film Festival
  2020 | Francophonie 50

  Shanghai International Film Festival
  2020 | SIFF Highlights

  International Film Festival of Jeonju
  2020 | Official Selection
  Special Mention

  German-French Film Week
  2021 | Les Avant-premières

  French Film Festival in the Czech Republic
  2022 | Focus Maryam Touzani

  Seminci — Valladolid International Film Festival
  2022 | Seminci Award-Winning Filmmakers