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Honey Cigar

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Paris, 1993. Selma, 17, lives in a bourgeois and secular Berber family. When she meets and is strongly attracted to Julien, a dashing young man, she realizes for the first time the heavy rules of her patriarchal family and how they affect her intimacy. As Islamism takes over her country of origin and her family crumbles, Selma discovers the power of her own desire. She must resist and fight. Through the strength of her people, she starts walking down the path of what it means to become a free woman.

Starring
Jeanne Lapoirie, Zoé Adjani, Amira Casar, Luc Dardenne, Pascal Ralite, Lyes Salem, Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar, Louis Peres, Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Idir Chender

Director
Kamir Aïnouz

Producer
Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar

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Honey Cigar

Drama

Paris, 1993. Selma, 17, lives in a bourgeois and secular Berber family. When she meets and is strongly attracted to Julien, a dashing young man, she realizes for the first time the heavy rules of her patriarchal family and how they affect her intimacy. As Islamism takes over her country of origin and her family crumbles, Selma discovers the power of her own desire. She must resist and fight. Through the strength of her people, she starts walking down the path of what it means to become a free woman.

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Released
2020
Runtime
1 hr 36 min