Sarra Abidi

Ahlem and Najwa, two young women from a poor neighbourhood who work in an elegant pastry shop in Tunis, still dream of their Prince Charming as the only way out of poverty. When a rich client asks her to meet him, Ahlem ventures alone into the city centre and waits for him in vain. A woman walking alone in the streets in the evening cannot be respected…

In southeastern Tunisia, Salem and Halima spend months waiting for news of their son Ahmed, who has been smuggled overseas to Italy.

A forty-year-old writer lives alone, only her cat holds her company. The solitude made her indifferent to the importance for her life. One day, she learns that one of her manuscripts is going to be published, at the very moment when she thought about abandoning everything; writing and maybe even life. However, she messes it up, the news of the publication arrives too late.

The unexpected departure of a long-time colleague from Ayda's call centre shakes up her routine. Having harboured unspoken feelings for him, Ayda is thrown into a series of events that force her to rethink her life, her relationship with time, her surroundings, and herself.