29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (07.11-23.11.2025)
She’s taught to fear the outsider. But it’s his presence that awakens her deepest self.
In a quiet Moroccan village nestled between sun-baked hills, 13-year-old Mira (Safaa Khatami) lives with her stern, widowed grandmother, Zainab (Fatima Attif). Her world is simple. Trees. Traps. The flutter of wings. Mira spends her days freeing wild birds, chasing shadows through pine-scented forests. But one day, strangers arrive. Illegal immigrants. Foreign. Silent. Hunted. They speak in a language she doesn’t know – but something in her stirs.
Zainab clings to tradition. She fears change. She fears outsiders. But at school, Mira’s teacher Lamia (Zaynab Alji) fans a different fire – one of curiosity, freedom, and quiet rebellion. Mira stands between them, between obedience and awakening, between fear and desire.
With lush visuals and aching restraint, “Mira” weaves the story of three women – three generations – tied by blood, broken by silence, and pulled by the winds of change. From acclaimed director Nour Eddine Lakhmari (“Casanegra”), comes a bold, lyrical drama about borders, girlhood, and the cost of becoming free.
Milani Perera
29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (07.11-23.11.2025)
She’s taught to fear the outsider. But it’s his presence that awakens her deepest self.
In a quiet Moroccan village nestled between sun-baked hills, 13-year-old Mira (Safaa Khatami) lives with her stern, widowed grandmother, Zainab (Fatima Attif). Her world is simple. Trees. Traps. The flutter of wings. Mira spends her days freeing wild birds, chasing shadows through pine-scented forests. But one day, strangers arrive. Illegal immigrants. Foreign. Silent. Hunted. They speak in a language she doesn’t know – but something in her stirs. Zainab clings to tradition. She fears change. She fears outsiders. But at school, Mira’s teacher Lamia (Zaynab Alji) fans a different fire – one of curiosity, freedom, and quiet rebellion. Mira stands between them, between obedience and awakening, between fear and desire. With lush visuals and aching restraint, “Mira” weaves the story of three women – three generations – tied by blood, broken by silence, and pulled by the winds of change. From acclaimed director Nour Eddine Lakhmari (“Casanegra”), comes a bold, lyrical drama about borders, girlhood, and the cost of becoming free.
Milani Perera
She’s taught to fear the outsider. But it’s his presence that awakens her deepest self.
In a quiet Moroccan village nestled between sun-baked hills, 13-year-old Mira (Safaa Khatami) lives with her stern, widowed grandmother, Zainab (Fatima Attif). Her world is simple. Trees. Traps. The flutter of wings. Mira spends her days freeing wild birds, chasing shadows through pine-scented forests. But one day, strangers arrive. Illegal immigrants. Foreign. Silent. Hunted. They speak in a language she doesn’t know – but something in her stirs. Zainab clings to tradition. She fears change. She fears outsiders. But at school, Mira’s teacher Lamia (Zaynab Alji) fans a different fire – one of curiosity, freedom, and quiet rebellion. Mira stands between them, between obedience and awakening, between fear and desire. With lush visuals and aching restraint, “Mira” weaves the story of three women – three generations – tied by blood, broken by silence, and pulled by the winds of change. From acclaimed director Nour Eddine Lakhmari (“Casanegra”), comes a bold, lyrical drama about borders, girlhood, and the cost of becoming free.
Milani Perera
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Rating
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Production year
2025
Global distributor
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Local distributor
Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival MTÜ
In cinema
11/21/2025