
Rabha El Haimer's heroic fight to have her sham marriage recognized and her daughter legitimized by the Moroccan judicial system. It is also a complex and compelling portrait of Moroccan society and its attitudes to women, female sexuality, their position in society and access to education. Through Rabha's story, the Moroccan judicial system is laid open and the contemporary issues facing Islamic women are exposed as they seek to reconcile their desire for increased independe... (Full plot summary below)
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Rabha El Haimer's heroic fight to have her sham marriage recognized and her daughter legitimized by the Moroccan judicial system. It is also a complex and compelling portrait of Moroccan society and its attitudes to women, female sexuality, their position in society and access to education. Through Rabha's story, the Moroccan judicial system is laid open and the contemporary issues facing Islamic women are exposed as they seek to reconcile their desire for increased independence with religious and family traditions.
Leave your thoughts about Bastards: Outcast in Morocco.
| Independent (UK)Geoffrey MacnabAn extraordinarily intimate and moving portrait. |
| Little White LiesSophie Monks KaufmanThis urgent documentary examines the lives of single mothers and the phantom men who ritually abandon them in Morocco. |
| Daily Express (UK)Allan HunterA small-scale production but one that burns brightly. |
| GuardianPeter BradshawThe title, with a touch of broad satire, refers not to the children but to the heartless men in charge. |
| Time OutTom HuddlestonIt's a straightforward story simply but powerfully told. |
| Empire MagazineAnna SmithAn impassioned, fly-on-the-wall look at a serious social issue. |
| Total FilmAndrew LowryWhile the subject matter genuinely shocks, the film's intimate, small-scale nature means it's better suited to a Tuesday evening on More4 rather than a trip to the pictures. |
| User ReviewNathaniel SInteresting, powerful and moving! Well done Deborah!! |