Documentary
Germany, Belgium, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
The odyssey of Leila, a French woman of Iraqi origin who, after an accident and years of exile, reconnects with her father — a dissident of Saddam Hussein — by learning Arabic and singing her story, driven by an irrepressible desire to live.
Volte Films, Dérives
Michel Balagué, Julie Freres
* El Gouna Film Festival (Egypt) — World Premiere
* Thessaloniki Documentary Festival (Greece) — International Premiere — filmfestival.gr
* Annual Aarhus Film Festival (Denmark) — Official Selection + Award — aarhusfilmfest.com
* Tetouan International Mediterranean Film Festival (Morocco) — Grand Jury Prize
* Arab Film Festival Rotterdam (Netherlands) — Best Documentary
* Cinéalma (Nice, France) — French Premiere
* Brussels International Film Festival (BRIFF) (Belgium)
* Beyond Borders Film Festival (Greece)
* FIDBA Documentary Film Festival (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
* 31st Quinzaine des Films Francophones (Paris, France)
* Cinémania – Francophone Film Festival (Canada / Québec) — Screening at Cinémathèque Québécoise
* ALFILM – Arab Film Festival Berlin (Germany) — Screenings April 25 & 26, 2025 — ALFILM Festival
* Columbia University / Maison Française (New York, USA) — US Premiere, March 27, 2025 — issg.columbia.edu
* Gaza Women Film Festival (Palestine)
* Mostra Arabic Catalunya (Spain)
* Carthage Film Festival (Tunisia)
* Special Screening – Berlin — July 22, 2025, at Divan (Arabic Kulturhaus) with Q&A — Instagram
* Jerusalem Arab Film Festival (JAFF) (Palestine) — Official Selection 2025 — jerusalemstory.com
* Bozar (Brussels, Belgium) — Screenings January 22 & 26, 2025 (in presence of the director) — Bozar
* Baghdad Film Festival (Iraq)
- Lisbon Arab Film Festival, Portugal
- Soundscreen Film Festival, Italy
⭐ Best Asian Film – Netpac Award (Iraq) – El Gouna Film Festival (Egypt)
⭐ Grand Jury Prize – Mediterranean Film Festival of Tetouan (Morocco)
⭐ Best Documentary – Annual Aarhus Film Festival (Denmark)
⭐ Best Documentary – Arab Film Festival Rotterdam (Netherlands)
⭐ Grand Jury Prize – Cinéalma (Nice, France)