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Nina (12) lives with her father, an animation film director, and her little brother. Although she lost her mother at a young age, she wants nothing to do with people who show pity. She believes she’s perfectly fine on her own. Nina dreams of becoming a writer and reaches out to her neighbor Lidia, a real author struggling with writer’s block. Lidia agrees to help Nina in exchange for a little help in the garden.

Aïcha not only offers a glimpse into the life of the main character Aya but also exposes the tensions within Tunisian society. What would you do if you suddenly had the chance to start a new life with a clean slate?

Mara rekindles her friendship with Matt. What do you do when you run into someone from your past? That’s the question Mara, a literature professor in Toronto, asks herself when Matt, her college buddy, suddenly reappears in her life. An intense portrait of a friendship that comes close to becoming a romance but never fully crosses that line, this film has never before been shown in the Netherlands.