Mariam (2016)

Plot Summary

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.

Full Cast & Characters

Oulaya Amamra

Mariam

Lou Levy

Sophia

Ahmed Hafiene

Le père

Louka Masset

Karim

Soumaye Bocoum

Fatimata

Fadila Belkebla

Mariam' Stepmother

Natalie Beder

The Teacher

Ahmed Afiene

Mariam's Father

Éric Herson-Macarel

Director & Crew

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