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Pillow Secrets

Fall Grant 2012 - Production Stage

Jillali Ferhati / Feature Narrative / Morocco, Qatar / 2013 / 86 min / Colour / Original Language: Arabic / Interests: Drama

Synopsis

When she recognises the body of the woman who was her mother, a young woman is drawn violently back into her past. She lived in the ‘Big House’ with her mother, Zahia. It was a boarding house converted into a brothel, which Zahia ruled with an iron fist – just as she ruled the whole neighbourhood. The little girl was known locally as the daughter of Zahia, the prostitute. From Mouy Rahma and her husband, she discovers who she really is – on the very day her mother chooses to tell her everything.

Credits

Director
Jillali Ferhati
Screenwriter
Jillali Ferhati
Producer
Jillali Ferhati

About the Director

Jillali Ferhati was born in 1947 in Khémisset, Morocco. He studied literature in Paris, and is a screenwriter, producer and actor who has appeared in a dozen films.

Awards and Festival History


Festivals

Dubai International Film Festival 2013, Muhr Arab Feature (UAE)

Contacts

  • Main Contact

    Jillali Ferhati

    Company: 
    Heracles Production
    Phone: 
    +212539930811

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