You Will Be Free

A heavy, slow-burning drama that traces painful family secrets across generations, leaving a lingering sense of sorrow and resilience.

Directed by

Bachir Bensaddek

Genres

Drama

Starring

Wazhma Bahar, Julie Le Breton, Firuz Ali Nazar

Overview

Afghanistan, Spring 2002 — Following the fall of the taliban regime, the country faces extreme poverty. To feed his family, a father is forced to sell his 15-year-old daughter to a 65-year-old man. Refusing to accept this fate for her child, the mother, determined to give her a brighter future, arranges a marriage with a man living in Montreal. In return, she makes a solemn promise: the children born of this union will one day marry their cousins remaining in Afghanistan. Montreal, Spring 2020 — The pact resurfaces. Now well integrated into Quebec society, Zarmina refuses to let her 15-year-old daughter marry her cousin in Afghanistan. Her firm opposition triggers a tragic chain of events.

How it feels

Bleak, tense, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Family, trauma, betrayal, freedom

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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