Fatima
Film poster
Directed byPhilippe Faucon
Screenplay byPhilippe Faucon
Mustapha Kharmoudi (script consultant)
Aziza Boudjellal (script consultant)
Yasmina Nini-Faucon (script consultant)
Based onPrière à la lune and Enfin, je peux marcher seule
by Fatima Elayoubi
Produced byPhilippe Faucon
(fr) Serge Noël
StarringSoria Zeroual
Zita Hanrot
Kenza Noah Aïche
CinematographyLaurent Fenart
Edited bySophie Mandonnet
Music byRobert Marcel Lepage
Distributed byPyramide Distribution
Release dates
  • 20 May 2015 (2015-05-20) (Cannes)
  • 7 October 2015 (2015-10-07) (France)
Running time
79 minutes
CountriesFrance
Canada
LanguagesFrench
Arabic
Budget€ 2.6 million[1]

Fatima is a 2015 French-Canadian drama film directed by Philippe Faucon. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.[2][3] It won the Prix Louis-Delluc for Best Film in December 2015.[4] It received four nominations at the 41st César Awards and won Best Film, Most Promising Actress and Best Adaptation.[5]

Cast

Reception

Critical reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 84% based on 25 reviews, and an average rating of 6.8/10.[6] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 69 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[7]

Accolades

Award / Film Festival Category Recipients and nominees Result
César Awards[8] Best Film Won
Best Actress Soria Zeroual Nominated
Most Promising Actress Zita Hanrot Won
Best Adaptation Philippe Faucon Won
French Syndicate of Cinema Critics[9] Best French Film Won
Louis Delluc Prize Best Film Won
Lumières Awards[10] Best Screenplay Philippe Faucon Won
Prix Jacques Prévert du Scénario[11] Best Adaptation Philippe Faucon Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Fatima". JP's Box-Office.
  2. ^ "The Directors' Fortnight 2015 selection!". Quinzaine des Réalisateurs. Archived from the original on 23 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  3. ^ Justin Chang (21 April 2015). "Cannes: Directors' Fortnight Unveils 2015 Lineup". Variety. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  4. ^ UniFrance. Fatima wins the Prix Louis-Delluc. [Retrieved 17 December 2015]
  5. ^ "Cesar Awards: Philippe Faucon's Drama 'Fatima' Wins Best Film". Variety. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Fatima (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Fatima Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  8. ^ "'Golden Years,' 'Marguerite,' 'Dheepan,' 'Mustang' Lead Cesar Nominations". Variety. 27 January 2016.
  9. ^ "Prix du Syndicat Français de la Critique 2015". Syndicat Français de la Critique. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014.
  10. ^ "Prix Lumières 2016 : Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse et Mustang en tête des nominations". AlloCiné. 4 January 2016.
  11. ^ "Prix et nominations : Prix Jacques Prévert du Scénario 2016". AlloCiné.

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