Two Birds, One Stone

Two Birds, One Stone

2016 · 85 min · ★ 4.3 · Drama

Zayane is 75. Since arriving in France, she has never left her neighborhood. One day, she receives a letter informing her of the death of a man she once knew in Algeria. She sets off on a day trip to collect a box that the deceased left her. During her absence, her eleven children gather in her apartment and discover a part of their mother's life that was previously unknown to them all...

Directed by Fejria Deliba · Written by Fejria Deliba

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