Afghanistan, Spring 2002 — Following the fall of the taliban regime, the country faces extreme poverty. To feed his family, a father is forced to sell his 15-year-old daughter to a 65-year-old man. Refusing to accept this fate for her child, the mother, determined to give her a brighter future, arranges a marriage with a man living in Montreal. In return, she makes a solemn promise: the children born of this union will one day marry their cousins remaining in Afghanistan.
Montreal, Spring 2020 — The pact resurfaces.
Now well integrated into Quebec society, Zarmina refuses to let her 15-year-old daughter marry her cousin in Afghanistan. Her firm opposition triggers a tragic chain of events.
Filmed in a multicultural neighbourhood of Montreal and in Afghanistan, this film also portrays a deep friendship between Zarmina and her Quebec integration officer.
Director : Bachir Bensaddek
Written by : Marie Vien
Producers : Valérie d’Auteuil, André Rouleau