"As the youngest among my five sisters, I am aware that I carry a painful legacy from their past. In response to a tragic incident that was kept quiet, my sisters formed a clan with a tight-knit bond from which our mother was excluded. Thus, when we talked about her we said ‘your mother', as if she was no longer ours. For the very first time, we hear what she has to say." Samira El Mouzghibati

Samira, the youngest of five sisters, calls her family together, camera in hand, for a rare meeting: "to help each other without having to go through a shrink or an imam". Her mother remains silent. It's not until she arrives in her native village that she reveals her secrets, her regrets and her strength - and that the profound bond and legacy that unite them, between love and rejection, begins to reveal itself.

mit / estrelado / starring / avec
Samira El Mouzghibati et sa famille

ein film von | um filme de | a film by | un film de
Samira EL MOUZGHIBATI

Belgium, France | 2024 | Feature Documentary | 1h36

First Feature Documentary | 1er Long métrage Documentaire

Titles | Titres :
- LES MIENNES
- (Y)our mother


Type : Feature Documentary | Long métrage Documentaire
Year | Année : 2024
Runtime | Durée: 96 mins (1h36)
Country of Origin | Pays de production : Belgium, France | Belgique, France
Country of Filming | Pays de tournage : Belgium, Morocco | Belgique, Maroc
Languages | Langues : Arabic, French, Rifan | arabe, français, rifain
Subtitles | Sous-titres : French, English | français, anglais



PARTICIPANTS | PARTICIPANTES-PARTICIPANTS :
Samira El Mouzghibati............................... Herself | Dans son propre rôle


Production | Producteurs :
Sébastien Andres (Michigan Films)
Alice Lemaire (Michigan Films)
Vincent Metzinger (Pivonka Production)
Steven Dhoedt (Visualantics)



REGISSEURIN / REGIA / REALIZADORA / DIRECTOR / RÉALISATRICE :
Samira EL MOUZGHIBATI

Cinematography | Image : Victoire Bonin
Editing | Montage : Lenka Fillnerova
Sound | Son : Samira El Mouzghibati


PRODUKTION / PRODUÇÃO / PRODUCTION / PRODUCTION :
- Michigan Films
- Visualantics
- Pivonka production

RELEASE | DATE DE SORTIE :
23 octobre 2024

CONTACT (Print Copy / Diffusion du film, Festivals) :
- Zahra Benasri | Hors du Bocal | zahra(@)horsdubocal.eu
- Alice Lemaire | Michigan Films | alice(@)michiganfilms.be


🏆🏆🏆 PREMIOS | AWARDS | PRIX 🏆🏆🏆 (selection) :

🏆 Prix de la critique internationale - Prix FIPRESCI (Festival Visions du Réel 2024 | Nyon (Suisse)
🏆 Prix Zonta (Festival Visions du Réel 2024 | Nyon, Suisse)
🏆 Best Documentary - Magritte du Meilleur Documentaire (Magritte Awards Ceremony - Les Magritte du CInéma 2025 | Bruxelles, Belgique)


FESTIVALS - PROJECÇÕES / FESTIVALS - SCREENINGS / PROJECTIONS (selection) :

/// 2025 | Competition || Fespaco | Ouaga (Burkina)

/// 2024 | Selection - Panorama Marocain || Marrakech Film Festival | Marrakech (Morocco)

/// 2024 | Competition || Festival de Lussas | Lussas (France)

/// 2024 | Compétition Burning Lights || Festival Visions du Réel | Nyon (Suisse)
/// 2024 | World Premiere - Première mondiale || Festival Visions du Réel | Nyon (Suisse)


Fuente / Fontes / Our Source / Quelle / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D'INFOS) :
► Africiné Magazine (Dakar)
► www.instagram.com/samira_elmouzghibati/
► www.instagram.com/lesmiennes_lefilm/
► www.visionsdureel.ch/film/2024/les-miennes/
► www.instagram.com/closeupinitiative/p/DGabG3up3lc/-we-are-thrilled-to-share-that-les-miennes-directed-by-samira-el-mouzghibati-sam/?api=1%2F&hl
► https://fespaco.bf/les-miennes/
► www.bruzz.be/fr/select/film/samira-el-mouzghibati-je-naurais-jamais-cru-que-ma-mere-accepterait-de-faire-ce-film
► www.grignoux.be/fr/film/2491/les-miennes
► www.mediarte.be/fr/talent/samira-el-mouzghibati
Updated by Thierno DIA, 23 June 2025