819541
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A Way Home

2020-11-22
8
fr 90m
Documentary
When filmmaker Karima Saïdi’s mother Aïcha develops Alzheimer’s at the end of her life, Karima decides to make a film portrait of her at her Brussels care home. Before oblivion descends for good. Aïcha is becoming increasingly confused, and Karima takes her on mental journey back into her past. The filmmaker uses Aïcha’s stories and a wide range of family archive material to create an impression of Aïcha’s life. We start with her youth in Morocco, are shown how her husband brought her from Tangiers to Belgium, and how she later went on to raise her children as a single mother.

Director

Karima Saïdi

Editor

Karima Saïdi

Producer

Karim Aitouna

Sound

Mohamed Bounouar

Sound

Quentin Jacques

Sound Editor

Sara Kaddouri

Status

Released

Countries

  • Belgium
  • France
  • Morocco
  • Qatar

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