Film guide 2019
Adam
A bakery, an unexpected guest and the gradual beginnings of trust between two women.
- Original title
- Adam
- Director
- Maryam Touzani
- Year
- 2019
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Story, without spoilers
Abla runs a small bakery from her Casablanca home while raising her daughter Warda. Samia, pregnant and looking for work and shelter, arrives at their door. The encounter unsettles an established routine and creates the possibility of companionship between women carrying very different burdens.
Context & recognition
Maryam Touzani’s first feature was selected for Un Certain Regard at Cannes in 2019. Inspired by a woman her family once sheltered, it explores motherhood and grief through domestic space and everyday work.
Main characters & cast
Abla
Lubna Azabal
A baker and mother living with her daughter.
Samia
Nisrin Erradi
A pregnant young woman seeking work and shelter.
Warda
Douae Belkhaouda
Abla’s daughter, drawn to the new arrival.
