Au milieu des années 1950, Tanger est encore une concession internationale. Mais l’heure de l’indépendance et de la réunification du pays approche. Sur les conseils de son entourage, Aïcha recourt à des pratiques magiques pour empêcher son mari de prendre une seconde épouse, plus jeune. Autour d’elle se cristallise la résistance clandestine des femmes, celle de sa famille et des voisines alliées. Aïcha arrache son voile en signe de révolte.
In the mid-1950s, Tangier was still an international concession. But the time of independence and reunification of the country is approaching. On the advice of her entourage, Aïcha uses magical practices to prevent her husband from taking a second, younger wife. The clandestine resistance of women, her family and her allied neighbors has crystallized around her. Aïcha tears off her veil as a sign of revolt. During a final ritual by the ocean, she drowns. This film deals with the situation of women, the relationship to magic, but also with childhood, the relationship with the father and the austerity of education.
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