The film version I watched had no English subtitles. This film is based on the writings byFatima Elayoubi: Prière à la luneand Enfin, je peux marcher seule. The themes in those two works are loosely adopted for the film.
The film is about difficulty of the immigration, about the place allotted to the female immigrants from North Africa who are not well educated and who do not speak French even after a considerable time living in France, and the difficulty of raising children alone in a new culture in which the children are very quickly immersed.
Fatima lives on her own with two daughters whom she has to support, the 15 year old Souad, a teenager in revolt, and 18 year old Nesrine, who is starting a medical school. Fatima speaks French poorly and is constantly preoccupied with raising her daughters and the frustration by the daily interactions with them. They are her pride and joy, but they are also a constant source of worry. To ensure the best possible future for them, she works long hours as a cleaning woman. One day, she takes a fall on the stairs. On leave, Fatima begins to write to her daughters in Arabic what she has never been able to express to them in French.
The film is basically about the strength of Fatima's character and the difficulty of integrating into a new society.
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