At age 20, Sofia lives with her parents in Casablanca, Morocco. Suffering from pregnancy denial, the girl ends up breaking the laws of the country by giving birth out of wedlock. The hospital gives her 24 hours to provide the father`s papers before informing the authorities.
Winner of the best screenplay award in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival.
Sofia
2018
General Audiences
80 min.
Fiction
France, Qatar
Morocco, pregnancy, awarded films
Colorido
Meryem Benm’Barek
Meryem Benm`Barek
Son Doan
Céline Perreard
Maha Alemi, Lubna Azabal, Sarah Perles, Faouzi Bensaidi
Olivier Delbosc
Curiosa Films, Versus Production
Be For Films
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