Fatima (2015 film)

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]

Fatima
Film poster
Directed by	Philippe Faucon
Screenplay by	Philippe Faucon Mustapha Kharmoudi (script consultant) Aziza Boudjellal (script consultant) Yasmina Nini-Faucon (script consultant)
Based on	Prière à la lune and Enfin, je peux marcher seule by Fatima Elayoubi
Produced by	Philippe Faucon (fr) Serge Noël
Starring	Soria Zeroual Zita Hanrot Kenza Noah Aïche
Cinematography	Laurent Fenart
Edited by	Sophie Mandonnet
Music by	Robert Marcel Lepage
Distributed by	Pyramide Distribution
Release dates	20 May 2015 (2015-05-20) (Cannes) 7 October 2015 (2015-10-07) (France)
Running time	79 minutes
Countries	France Canada
Languages	French Arabic
Budget	€ 2.6 million[1]

Cast

• Soria Zeroual as Fatima
• Zita Hanrot as Nesrine
• Kenza Noah Aïche as Souad
• Chawki Amari as Father
• Dalila Bencherif as Leila
• Edith Saulnier as Séverine

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
Lumière Awards[10]	Best Screenplay	Philippe Faucon	Won
Prix Jacques Prévert du Scénario[11]	Best Adaptation	Philippe Faucon	Nominated