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Samira's goal is to find a husband. A real husband. Her father had found someone -- a widowed farmer with no family. But Samira quickly discovers that her husband is impotent. He only agreed to the marriage to satisfy social protocol and to have her function as a governess to his nephew Farouk and as a nurse for his elderly father. The absence of any affection or sexual interest on the part of her husband becomes intolerable for Samira and she begins to take refuge in daydreaming and fantasizing. Slowly, her interest in Farouk begins to acquire a less platonic character: Farouk responds to her advances and the two engage in a torrid affair. Samira's husband gets wind of their relationship and immediately expels his nephew from his household despite Samira's entreaties. Once again Samira finds herself isolated...

Born in El Jadida, Morocco in 1939, Latif Lahlou graduated from IDHEC, the Paris film academy, and studied sociolgy at the Sorbonne. In 1960, he joined the Centre de Cinéma Marocain as an editor and later become program director of Moroccan state television. In 1972, he founded CINETELEMA, an independent production company. He is co-founder of the Tangier Cinémathèque. Among his feature films: Soleil de Printemps (1970), La Compromission (1985), Mur de sable (2003), Écrivain a la demande (2005).