By Deborah Perkin
The acclaimed film BASTARDS: OUTCAST IN MOROCCO, by producer Deborah Perkin, documents one woman's fight to have her sham marriage recognized and her daughter legitimized by the Moroccan judicial system. It is also a complex and compelling portrait of Moroccan society and its attitudes to women, female sexuality, their position in society and access to education. Through Rabha's story, the Moroccan judicial system is laid open and the contemporary issues facing Islamic women are exposed as they seek to reconcile their desire for increased independence with religious and family traditions.
Reviews
~ "More tense, more gripping than many mainstream films out there in cinemas at the moment. The story is so strong, and told with such clean, firm strokes, it absolutely puts the thing together in a way which is riveting." - Mark Kermode, BBC
~ "Gripping!" - Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
~ "A keenly thought-through, sensitively executed, dramatically involving debut." - Trevor Johnson, Sight & Sound
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