Three Arab women looking for freedom living in France are trying to get a better life. Aida, an Egyptian divorced painter, is attempting to fulfill her artistic ambitions. Amal a lebanease Journalist who suffers from her massochism, in escaping from war. And Soad, fleeing poverty from Morroco, who works in a shop & lives with the old & impotent owner. The three of them become related to each other trying to stay out of trouble.
In Paris at last they learn that freedom is inherent in the person not in a place.

The film tells the intertwined stories of three young Arab women living in Paris. The women become friends and find that they must rely on each others strength to stand up to the men in their lives and find the freedom they have been searching for.

mit | estrelado | starring | avec
Sana Mouziane, Nicole Bardwel, Dalia El Behairy, Ahmed Ezz, Tamer Hagrass, Hesham Selim

ein film von | um filme de | a film by | un film de
Inas AL DEGHEIDY

Egypte | 2005 | Long métrage Fiction | 2h10 | Drame

Titles | Titres :
Al bahethat an al horeya
لباحثات عن الحرية
Al-Bāḥithāt ʻan al-ḥurrīyah
LOOKING FOR FREEDOM

Country | Pays : Egypt | Egypte
Year | Année : 2005
Runtime | Durée : 130 mins (2h10)
Language | VO : َArabic | Arabe
Colors | Couleur : Color | Couleur
Shooting Location | Lieux de tournage : Paris, France
Tags : Feature, African, North African + Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, Woman Filmmaker, Réalisatrice


CAST | ACTRICES - ACTEURS :
Souad............................................. Sana Mouziane (as Sanaa Mouziane)
Amal............................................... Nicole Bardwel
Aida............................................... Dalia El Behairy
Omar............................................... Ahmed Ezz
...................................................... Tamer Hagrass (Tamer Hagras)
....................................................... Hesham Selim
Dance Teacher.................................. Karim Strougo


Producer | Productrice :
Inas El-Degheidy

REGISSEURIN / REALIZADORA / DIRECTOR / RÉALISATRICE :
Inas AL DEGHEIDY (Enas El-Degheidy, Enas El Deghidy, Enas Al Digidi)

Screenwriter | Scénariste :
Rafiq As-Sabban

Based on the novel by | D'après le roman de :
Hoda El-Zein

Cinematographer | Directeur de la Photo :
Mohsen Ahmed

Choreographer | Choréographe :
Karim Strougo



PRODUKTION / PRODUÇÃO / PRODUCTION / PRODUCTION :
An Al-Arabia Cinema

VERTRIEB / DISTRIBUIÇÃO / DISTRIBUTION / DISTRIBUTION :
Egypt : An Al-Arabia Cinema


RELEASE | SORTIE SALLES :



Production:
Five Stars Film

Video & Cinema production.



Distributeur: Arabeya, Al Shareka (2004) (Egypte) (tous médias)




PRÊMIOS | AWARDS | PRIX
* Best Arab film award (Cairo Film Festival, Egypt, 2005)

FESTIVALS - PROJECÇÕES / FESTIVALS - SCREENINGS / PROJECTIONS (selection) :
/// 2005 | Compétition : Golden Pyramid (nominee) | Cairo Film Festival | Cairo (Egypt)



Fuente / Fontes / Our Source / Quelle / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D'INFOS) :
- Africiné Magazine (Dakar)
- https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inas_El-Degheidy
- www.imdb.com/title/tt0416494/
- https://mubi.com/fr/fr/films/looking-for-freedom
Updated by Thierno DIA, 24 April 2025