Mabka

Inside a council flat, Noor, a young student in her twenties, is busy with the various household chores requested by her mother, Fatma, who has left for work. Hidden behind large, baggy, drab clothes, the teenager does everything automatically. Washing. Tidy. Repair. All the while keeping an eye on her little brother Sofiane. In the middle of her work, a phone call disrupts the balance of her routine. On the other end of the line, her friend Dihya asks her to join her at a student party.

Normally conscientious and always obedient to her mother’s requests, Noor agrees to go out for the first time. That evening, the young woman left her home as quietly as possible. She joins Dihya and her classmates in a lively shared flat. The music accompanies the young people as they smoke, drink and chat. Noor looks around, intimidated by this environment she knows so little about. Initially tense, Noor lets herself be carried away by the festive atmosphere and imitates her friend when she takes a shot.

On the way home, the young woman tried to make as little noise as possible, despite her slight drunkenness. Shoes in hand, she heads for the bathroom of her flat, only to be surprised by her mother. In a panic, Fatma assailed her with questions.

An argument breaks out between the two women. Fatma is intolerant of her daughter’s misbehaviour, while Noor can no longer stand her mother’s reproaches. The tension mounts. Words fly. Anger rises and so does the tone, eventually waking Sofiane, and the argument ends without resolution.

The next day, despite the argument, Noor and Fatma share a moment of complicity and make up.

Director: Inès Rouiched
Director of photography: Naya Choblet
Cameraman: Rosalia Sylva
1st Assistant Camera: Lyse Favareille
2nd Assistant Camera: Juliette Bernard
Chief Electrician: Ludivine Chetreanu
Electricians: Giovanni Coussot, Ylann Couronné, Geoffrey Pardou, Arthur Néau
Head Machinist: Maëlle Ruiz Capihan
Machinist: Enola Deschamps, Valentin Oscuro
Head Sound Operator: Ewen Cheneau
Boom Operators: Antoine Camus, Enzo Dupas
Sound Assistant: Antoine Camus
Production Manager: Noé Quessaud
Production Assistant: Guillaume Peron
Stage Manager: Andrew Adamski
Assistant Stage Manager: Léo Grammaticopoulos, Valentin Hedde
Assistant stage managers: Léa Chauvel, Amal Idjabou, Mahaut Vilbert, Nina Boullenger, Sarah Trouvelot, Lucille Dayan
1st assistant director: Maëva Rialland
2nd assistant director: Fanny Simon
Documentary assistant: Valentin Hedde
Casting Director: Louise Le Grand
Assistant Casting Directors: Marion Amouillin, Léo Jouan
Casting Assistant: Marion Amouillin, Léo Jouan
Scriptwriter : Marion Amouillin
Head of set design: Léo Jouan
Assistant set designer: Valentin Oscuro, Lilian Subirana
Set assistants: Ewen Moreaujagut, Maxime Trouillaud, Rosalie Moindron, Enora Knitter
Head of props: Tom Brohan
HMC Manager: Louise Le Grand
Head Costume Designer: Juliette Bernard
Assistant Costume Designer: Léa Chauve
Make-up artist: Jade Moret
Head Hairdresser: Louise Le Grand
Chief Editor: Tom Brohan
Assistant Editor / Mix / Sound Design: Antoine Camus
Post-production director: Léa Chauvel
Head of VFX: Léo Grammaticopoulos
Colourists: Naya Choblet, Léo Grammaticopoulos
Title designer: Ylann Couronné
Translator: Inès Rouiched
Communications officers: Gauillaume Peron, Ylann Couronné
Set photographer: Patrick Neau, Célian Leprince, Nil Chaix