How difficult it is to externalize certain intimate feelings and thoughts. And how difficult it is also to translate these inner processes to the screen. It's not enough to simply show a character occasionally sitting on a bed in a bedroom, staring out the window with a questioning expression. For images to resonate with the viewers watching them (and those of The little daughter They have been a phenomenon in France, where they have dominated conversations beyond film circles) and must portray fragments of a life in which everyone feels represented. Is this the case with the life of Fatima Daas, the protagonist and author of the book on which this film is based?

French athlete Sounkamba Sylla was nearly barred from participating in the Olympic opening ceremony last summer because she is Muslim and wears a veil. French athletes are prohibited from wearing any religious symbols during international competitions they participate in with the French national team, but shortly before the start of the Paris Games, the government warned that it would not allow symbols to be worn during the opening ceremony either. Sylla, a 4x400m relay runner, stood her ground. She was finally able to participate after reaching an agreement with the government: she wore a cap, the same one she later wore to compete in the Games.

In recent weeks, Mohamed Bahloul has not only been concerned about ensuring that all the dishes in the Molló restaurant where he works as a cook are prepared as his boss requests. In the afternoons, when he went to the Esperanza café, a meeting point for the Muslim community in Ripoll, he had to inform his compatriots about how the negotiations were going to oust the mayor Silvia Orriols: "Everyone was expectant, they asked me if the parties would agree to get her out." Between games of checkers or Barça or Madrid matches (here the clientele is divided) and savouring a hot tea despite the fact that it does not seem like a winter like the ones before, Bahloul explained to them what he was getting into.