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)