Yema

Yema

2019 · ★ 10.0 · Drama

Malika was supposed to meet her biological mother that day, but she prefers to follow Mimoun, an old Algerian man struggling to come to terms with his past.

Directed by Charlie Kouka · Written by Charlie Kouka

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