''Fatima'' is a 2015 French-Canadian drama film directed by

Philippe Faucon Philippe Faucon (born 26 January 1958) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. Life and career Philippe Faucon was born in Oujda, the son of a French soldier and an Algerian ''pied-noir'' mother. He grew up between Morocco and Alger ...

. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the

2015 Cannes Film Festival The 68th Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 May 2015. Joel and Ethan Coen were the Presidents of the Jury for the main competition. It was the first time that two people chaired the jury. Since the Coen brothers each received a separate ...

. It won the

Prix Louis-Delluc The Louis Delluc Prize (french: Prix Louis-Delluc ) is a French film award presented annually since 1937. The award is bestowed to the Best Film and Best First Film of the year on the second week of each December. The jury is composed of 20 members, ...

for Best Film in December 2015. It received four nominations at the

41st César Awards The 41st César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, was held on 26 February 2016, at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris to honour the best French films of 2015. The ceremony was presided by Claude Lelou ...

and won Best Film, Most Promising Actress and Best Adaptation.

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. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 69 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Accolades

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fatima 2015 films 2015 drama films 2010s French-language films French drama films 2010s Arabic-language films Films about Islam Canadian drama films Films based on non-fiction books Louis Delluc Prize winners Best Film César Award winners Films directed by Philippe Faucon 2015 multilingual films French multilingual films Canadian multilingual films 2010s Canadian films 2010s French films