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حياة بريئة (2016)

حياة بريئة poster
Directed by
Mourad El Khaoudi
Genre
drama film
Country
Morocco

How it feels

A young girl in a Moroccan village faces pressure to enter into a child marriage. The film follows her struggle and the impact on her family and community.

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What happens

حياة بريئة هو فيلم دراما مغربي صدر سنة 2016، من كتابة وإخراج مراد الخودي، وبطولة كل من حفيظة باعدي، وجمال الدين الدخيسي، وسعيدة باعدي، وحميد باسكيط، وفاطمة هراندي. يتناول الفيلم ظاهرة زواج القاصرات المنتشرة في قُرى المغرب. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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