Salma

Salma

2014 · 21 min · ★ 9.0 · Drama

After the accidental death of her taxi-driver husband, Salma decides to become master of her own life by taking over his taxi. She comes up against the Kafkaesque procedures of Tunisian bureaucracy and the offhandedness of the insurance industry, but refuses to let go and is not intimidated by anything. With quiet determination, she also faces the conservatism of her in-laws who, under the pretext of morality, continue to dictate the way she should behave. In order to create a better future for her daughter but also for herself, Salma is locked in a daily struggle with the world around her.

Directed by Mohamed Ben Attia · Written by Mohamed Ben Attia

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Nejma Zghidi Salma
Asma Fallah Syrine
Rafia Belhout The Mother-in-law

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