The Sleeping Child (Rated 14A)

Original Title: L'enfant endormi Country of Origin: Belgium / Morocco (2005) French with English Subtitles - 95 minutes Genre: Drama Directed by Yasmine Kassari Starring   Mounia Osfour , Rachida Brakni, Mohamed Mokhtari The plight of immigrant workers is a familiar topic, but this film looks at the plight of the women these workers leave behind. In a mud-and-stone village on the edge of the desert, Halima (Rachida Brakni) prepares for the wedding of her friend Zeinab (Mounia Osfour). The celebrations are cut short when, the day after the wedding, all the young men, including Zeinab's husband, leave for Europe to seek work as clandestine immigrants. It is the women who are left to work the fields and hope for their men's promised return. When she discovers she's pregnant, Zeinab uses white magic to put her unborn to sleep until a more convenient moment for its birth. When the world is more welcoming, Zeinab will use a talisman to awaken her child. But as the months roll by, her husband's return seems increasingly remote. The film has received more than 25 awards including /Le film a reçu plus de 25 prix dont : Best European Film/ Meilleur film européen- Venice/Venise (2004) Special Jury Prize/Prix spécial du Jury, Prix du Jury FIPRESCI - Fribourg(2005) Best Film/Meilleur Film - Tangiers/Tanger (2005)

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The Sleeping Child Sunday, April 9, 2006 at 1:00PM

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