A Way Home

Overview

When filmmaker Karima Saïdi’s mother Aïcha develops Alzheimer’s at the end of her life, Karima decides to make a film portrait of her at her Brussels care home. Before oblivion descends for good. Aïcha is becoming increasingly confused, and Karima takes her on mental journey back into her past. The filmmaker uses Aïcha’s stories and a wide range of family archive material to create an impression of Aïcha’s life. We start with her youth in Morocco, are shown how her husband brought her from Tangiers to Belgium, and how she later went on to raise her children as a single mother.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 22, 2020

Original language

French

Countries

Belgium, France, Morocco, Qatar

Director

Karima Saïdi

Producer

Karim Aitouna

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt13988820