Sue (Labaki) is a psychotherapist living in Switzerland who returns to Egypt after 20 years to mend fences with her dying mother, Fairouz (Ardant). For his first movie, script development took seven years, and it became an ambitious project with a stellar cast. As mother and daughter unearth the past, Sue learns about Fairouz’s love life and better understands the complexities of their relationship. It symbolizes the freedom that she didn’t have.”Aside from examining a contentious mother-daughter relationship, Ruggli has also included the presence of aunts in the film, making it even more relatable to Arab audiences. “There’s this love-hate relationship with aunts – sometimes they even replace the mother’s role.

Source: Ethiopian News December 06, 2023 06:40 UTC