During the Gulf War, Fatma works as a maid for a wealthy man, and her son Mohammed is suffering from oppression by his teacher Mansour, who's having an affair with Fatima, taking advantage of her difficult circumstances. Mohammad gets drawn to extremist religious world led by Sheikh Khalid.
Released
Italy
September 8, 1999
(Venice Film Festival)
Greece
November 14, 1999
(Thessaloniki International Film Festival)
Canada
October 1, 2000
(Vancouver International Film Festival)
France
November 29, 2000
United States of America
January 12, 2001
(Palm Springs International Film Festival)
Japan
March 15, 2007
(Arab Film Festival)
Egypt
May 30, 2001
