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In Paris, Ali lives with his partner Eric. They're happy. But one day, Ali receives a phone call from his sister who warns him that their mother had a stroke. Ali decides to return to Besançon, his hometown. But he dreads the trip because, five years earlier, he was rejected by his parents and those around him who could not accept his homosexuality.
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In Paris, Ali lives with his partner Eric. They're happy. But one day, Ali receives a phone call from his sister who warns him that their mother had a stroke. Ali decides to return to Besançon, his hometown. But he dreads the trip because, five years earlier, he was rejected by his parents and those around him who could not accept his homosexuality.
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Ali, a taxi driver in Algeria, and his wife, Houria, are unable to have children. When he travels to another city to test his fertility, he is accused by Fatima, a pregnant woman, of being the father of her unborn child. When Houria leaves him, Ali can either reveal his infertility or live with his alleged infidelity.
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Ali, a taxi driver in Algeria, and his wife, Houria, are unable to have children. When he travels to another city to test his fertility, he is accused by Fatima, a pregnant woman, of being the father of her unborn child. When Houria leaves him, Ali can either reveal his infertility or live with his alleged infidelity.
Mohsen teaches French at the University of Tehran, and Hassan is a photographer. Mohsen and Hassan are also lovers, and in Iran they live in fear, as homosexuality is punishable by death. Tired of denying their love, Mohsen and Hassan flee Iran to head to Paris, where they'll be illegal aliens but can at least live openly as a couple. To avoid arousing suspicion until they arrive in Paris, Mohsen and Hassan keep their distance while traveling, and during a train stop, Mohsen helps a sixty-ish women, Yolande, with her luggage. The two strike up a conversation and she clearly enjoys his company; over dinner, she offers to help him find work in town and let him stay at her apartment. It's clear to Yolande that Mohsen is an illegal immigrant, but she doesn't realize that he's gay, and he finds himself wondering if he should stay with Hassan or live with Yolande, where he would not have love but would enjoy safety, security and could easily become a French citizen through marriage.
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Mohsen teaches French at the University of Tehran, and Hassan is a photographer. Mohsen and Hassan are also lovers, and in Iran they live in fear, as homosexuality is punishable by death. Tired of denying their love, Mohsen and Hassan flee Iran to head to Paris, where they'll be illegal aliens but can at least live openly as a couple. To avoid arousing suspicion until they arrive in Paris, Mohsen and Hassan keep their distance while traveling, and during a train stop, Mohsen helps a sixty-ish women, Yolande, with her luggage. The two strike up a conversation and she clearly enjoys his company; over dinner, she offers to help him find work in town and let him stay at her apartment. It's clear to Yolande that Mohsen is an illegal immigrant, but she doesn't realize that he's gay, and he finds himself wondering if he should stay with Hassan or live with Yolande, where he would not have love but would enjoy safety, security and could easily become a French citizen through marriage.
En Argelia, en los áridos paisajes de la cordillera del Aures, una pequeña llamada Aya ara un trozo de tierra. Un coche de la policía se para y dos agentes le dan una carta que anuncia la muerte de Belkacem, su hermano mayor, que estaba en otra ciudad haciendo el servicio militar. En cuanto la familia se entera de la noticia, Mouloud, el padre, se pone en marcha para recoger el cuerpo de su hijo. Valeroso y determinado desafía diversos peligros. A pesar de la empatía y la compasión de las personas que se encuentra a lo largo del camino, el viaje está marcado por la soledad y el sufrimiento. A la vuelta, Mouloud se encuentra a su mujer, Fátima, presa de una profunda tristeza. Temiendo que nunca se recupere, hace lo posible por verla sonreír e intenta encontrar un remedio a la infelicidad sin rendirse nunca, porque, como todos los campesinos de tierras hostiles e ingratas, sabe que "renunciar es morir un poco"...
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En Argelia, en los áridos paisajes de la cordillera del Aures, una pequeña llamada Aya ara un trozo de tierra. Un coche de la policía se para y dos agentes le dan una carta que anuncia la muerte de Belkacem, su hermano mayor, que estaba en otra ciudad haciendo el servicio militar. En cuanto la familia se entera de la noticia, Mouloud, el padre, se pone en marcha para recoger el cuerpo de su hijo. Valeroso y determinado desafía diversos peligros. A pesar de la empatía y la compasión de las personas que se encuentra a lo largo del camino, el viaje está marcado por la soledad y el sufrimiento. A la vuelta, Mouloud se encuentra a su mujer, Fátima, presa de una profunda tristeza. Temiendo que nunca se recupere, hace lo posible por verla sonreír e intenta encontrar un remedio a la infelicidad sin rendirse nunca, porque, como todos los campesinos de tierras hostiles e ingratas, sabe que "renunciar es morir un poco"...
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The story of three characters, a little marginal, whose existence will tip over into the dramatic, during a day like many others .....
