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Mariam

2016, 45min

The year is 2004. France has passed a law banning religious symbols in public schools. Mariam, born in France to Arab parents, recently began to wear the hijab after performing the hajj with her grandmother. At the start of the academic year, she pretends the new law does not exist, as she does not want to acknowledge it and so be forced to make a decision. To complicate matters, Karim, a popular young Arab boy in school, starts paying attention to her and she develops a powerful crush on him. While her fellow veiled classmates argue with teachers about their desire to keep wearing the hijab, and her parents argue about her wearing hers, Mariam dreams of Karim, despite her best friend Sophia’s warning that he is not serious. Things come to a head when the deadline for removing the hijab or facing expulsion falls the same week Mariam sees Karim with another girl.

"Mariam" — drama movie produced in France, Saudi Arabia, USA and Qatar and released in 2016. It has a great rating on IMDb: 7.6 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 45min. "Mariam" is not currently available to stream in Ireland. Save it and we'll notify you when it's available! Make sure to turn on push notifications as well.

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In "Mariam," a young girl navigates the complexities of growing up in a post-9/11 world where religion and identity are suddenly under scrutiny. Defying her parents and peers, Mariam chooses to wear the hijab, but her decision is met with resistance from those around her. As she struggles to find her place in a society that seems to reject her beliefs, Mariam finds solace in her crush on a popular boy, Karim. But when the school's deadline for removing the hijab approaches, Mariam must make a difficult choice between her faith and her future. Will she find a way to reconcile her beliefs with the world around her, or will she have to sacrifice one for the other?

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