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Storyline

Rahima (23) and Nermin (14) are orphans of the Bosnian war. They live in Sarajevo, a transitional society that has lost its moral compass, including in the way it treats children of the people who were killed fighting for the freedom of their city.
After crime-prone adolescent years, Rahima has found comfort in Islam and she hopes her brother will follow in her footsteps. Their life of bare survival becomes even more difficult after Nedim gets into a fistfight at school with the son of a local strongman. This incident triggers a chain of events leading Rahima and to the discovery that her young brother leads a double life…

Festivals & Academy awards and others

Festival de Cannes 2012
Un Certain Regard
Pesaro International Film Festival 2012
Young Jury Prize
Lino Miccichè Prize
BFI London Film Festival 2012
Gijon International Film Festival 2012
Official Selection

Cannes Awards 2012
Special Mention
Gijon International Film Festival 2012
"Gil Parrondo" Award to the Best Artistic Direction (Dragan Denda)

Releases

France (20 of March 2013)