Amal

Section: Supernova
Title: Amal
Director: Jawad Rhalib
Cast: Kenza Benbouchta, Catherine Salée, Lubna Azabal, Fabrizio Rongione
Duration: 1h 51m
Country: France
Language: fr/ar
Year: 2023

Amal, a teacher in a Brussels school, encourages her students to cultivate a passion for reading, defend freedom of expression and promote acceptance of others. But her outspokenness upsets some students and colleagues tied to Islamic extremism, which vehemently opposes her teaching methods. Yet Amal stands her ground, especially when she has to help one of her students, the discreet Monia, who, suspected of being a homosexual, has been attacked, harassed and threatened.