PIECES OF A FOREIGN LIFE

L'ETRANGÈRE

By Gaya JIJI

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Drama - Post-Production 2024

From Syria to France, Selma’s fight for freedom leads her to love and a chance to rewrite her destiny.

    • Year of production
    • 2024
    • Genres
    • Drama, Social issues, Female director
    • Countries
    • FRANCE
    • Languages
    • FRENCH, ARABIC
    • Director(s)
    • Gaya JIJI
    • Producer(s)
    • Laurent LAVOLÉE (Gloria Films), Miléna POYLO (TS Productions)
    • Synopsis
    • Selma flees war-torn Syria, leaving behind her 8-year-old son, Rami, and her husband, Iyad, who vanished in the regime’s prisons. After a dangerous journey,
      she arrives in Bordeaux and takes on a series of undeclared jobs to survive. But
      her real fight begins as she battles for asylum and the chance to reunite with her son.
      Amidst the struggle, she meets Jérôme, a lawyer whom she convinces to help her. Soon they begin a relationship that will change everything. As Selma slowly
      rebuilds her life and rediscovers herself, her love for Jérôme also raises difficult questions about her past, especially when Iyad unexpectedly returns...