Underplayed Gems

The Bag of Flour (2012)

The Bag of Flour poster
Original title
Le sac de farine
Directed by
Kadija Leclere
Genre
drama film
Country
France, Belgium
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
4.6 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young girl is taken from her Catholic foster home in Belgium by her biological father, who then abandons her with his family in Morocco. Nine years later, as a teenager during a period of social unrest, she longs to return to Belgium for a freer life.

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What happens

Le Sac de farine est un drame belgo-franco-marocain réalisée par Kadija Leclere sorti en 2012. L'histoire commence à Alsemberg en Belgique. En , Sarah a 8 ans et vit dans un foyer d'accueil catholique jusqu'au jour où son père biologique vient la chercher pour l'emmener en week-end à Paris. C’est en réalité au Maroc que l'enfant se réveille et où son père l’abandonne à sa famille. Neuf ans plus tard, Sarah a 17 ans et la révolte de la faim (La révolte des Awbach) bat son plein au Maroc. Alors que son pays d'adoption est le théâtre de violence et de soulèvement, Sarah ne rêve que de retrouver la Belgique où elle retrouverait les livres, l'école, la culture et pourrait vivre une vie plus « libre ». (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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