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The year is 2004. France has passed a law banning religious symbols in public schools. Mariam, born in France to Arab parents, recently began to wear the hijab after performing the hajj with her grandmother. At the start of the academic year, she pretends the new law does not exist, as she does not want to acknowledge it and so be forced to make a decision. To complicate matters, Karim, a popular young Arab boy in school, starts paying attention to her and she develops a powerful crush on him. While her fellow veiled classmates argue with teachers about their desire to keep wearing the hijab, and her parents argue about her wearing hers, Mariam dreams of Karim, despite her best friend Sophia’s warning that he is not serious. Things come to a head when the deadline for removing the hijab or facing expulsion falls the same week Mariam sees Karim with another girl.

Top Cast

  • Oulaya Amamra

    Oulaya Amamra

    Mariam

  • Lou Levy

    Lou Levy

    Sophia

  • Ahmed Hafiene

    Ahmed Hafiene

    Le père

  • Louka Masset

    Louka Masset

    Karim

  • Soumaye Bocoum

    Soumaye Bocoum

    Fatimata

  • Fadila Belkebla

    Fadila Belkebla

    Mariam' Stepmother

  • Natalie Beder

    Natalie Beder

    The Teacher

  • Ahmed Afiene

    Ahmed Afiene

    Mariam's Father

  • Éric Herson-Macarel

    Éric Herson-Macarel

Overview

The year is 2004. France has passed a law banning religious symbols in public schools. Mariam, born in France to Arab parents, recently began to wear the hijab after performing the hajj with her grandmother. At the start of the academic year, she pretends the new law does not exist, as she does not want to acknowledge it and so be forced to make a decision. To complicate matters, Karim, a popular young Arab boy in school, starts paying attention to her and she develops a powerful crush on him. While her fellow veiled classmates argue with teachers about their desire to keep wearing the hijab, and her parents argue about her wearing hers, Mariam dreams of Karim, despite her best friend Sophia’s warning that he is not serious. Things come to a head when the deadline for removing the hijab or facing expulsion falls the same week Mariam sees Karim with another girl.

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