Bassima's Womb

May 16, 2025

1h 36m

★ 0.0

Overview

When her illegal husband is deported from Canada, Bassima, a young Syrian woman, finds herself in a difficult situation, both socially and financially. Desperately looking for a way to bring her husband back, she agrees to become a surrogate mother in exchange for a false passport for him. However, she soon finds out that she is already pregnant and must give up her own child.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Les Films Rumi

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Cast

Bassima

Maxine Denis

Josée

Nicole-Sylvie Lagarde

Aziz

Antoine Yared

Cliente bourgeoise

Martine Francke

Fouad

Roudy Nakhlé

Colin

Marco Collin

Michèle

Judith Baribeau

Robert

Marcel Jeannin

Gérant d'immeuble

Normand Carrière

Voisine de Bassima

Natalie Tannous

Directrice refuge pour femmes

Isabelle Cyr

Intervenante refuge pour femmes

Anne Lapierre

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