This documentary traces the life of Zahra, a woman from the Atlas who fights daily to support her family in Asguine, a village in the heart of the Ourika Valley, 40 km from Marrakech (Morocco).
Behind her innocent harbor, her illiteracy and her banal daily activities hides a woman of character, with a big heart, as strong as the mountain that surrounds her.
Thus, through a day with Zahra, we discover its various activities (preparing meals, weaving traditional carpets, raising sheep and cattle, raising children, welcoming tourists who visit the region and who come to admire his house in millenary architecture...), but also its relationship with the land, with others and with the outside world …

A film by Driss CHOUIKA

Morocco, 2005, Documentary, 30 min, DigiBeta (Documentary series "Des femmes, corps et âme" - episode 2/ 2)

Original Title (Arabic): "Zahra bent jbel"
French Title: ZAHRA, LA FILLE DE LA MONTAGNE
English Title: "ZAHRA, The Girl of the Mountain"
Country: Morocco
Language: French / Arabic
Runtime: 30 min
Documentary series "Des femmes, corps et âme" ("Women, body and soul") - episode 1/ 2: "Leila, les voiles de lumières"
Documentary series "Des femmes, corps et âme" ("Women, body and soul") - episode 2/2 : "Zahra, The Girl of the Mountain (Zahra bent jbel)"

"Des femmes, corps et âme" : episode 2/ 2)
Directed by: Driss CHOUIKA
Scriptwriter : Taoufik MIKRAZ
DoP: Fadil CHOUIKA
Sound: Taoufik MIKRAZ
Commentary author: Taoufik MISBAH
Voices: Ali HASSAN (French Version) - Fatima YAHDI (Arabic Version)

Production: Zawaya Communication audiovisuelle

Source :
www.filmexport.ma/en/documentaires/64_Zahra-la-fille-de-la-montagne