The Bag of Flour

Based on a true story, this beautifully-shot epic traces the life of Sarah, from her early years in a Catholic orphanage in 1970s Belgium, through her rebellious, poverty-stricken teens in a village in the Atlas mountains of Morocco.

Cast

Hafsia Herzi

as Sarah

Hiam Abbass

as Yasmine

Mehdi Dehbi

as Nari

Rania Mellouli

as Sarah (young)

Smaïn

as Sarah's Father

Kadija Leclère

as Sarah's Mother

Souad Sabir

as Zeina

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