Strawberries + Short (Jali Film Weekender)

Name: Strawberries + Short (Jali Film Weekender)
Genre: Drama
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Cast: Hajar Graigaa, Nisrin Erradi, Fatima Attif, Larbi Ajbar

<div><b>Screening as part of the </b><font color="#0000ee"><b><u><a href="https://www.filmhouse.org.uk/jali-film-weekender">Jali Film Weekender 2026</a></u></b></font><b>.</b><i></i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div><i>Scottish Premiere</i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div>Hasna and Meriem leave their native Morocco to work as seasonal laborers picking strawberries in Southern Spain. Hoping to return home and provide a better life for their families, their dreams clash with a harsh reality: abuse, harassment, and undignified working conditions at the hands of their employers. </div><div><br></div><div>The bond they share as a unified sisterhood, empowers them to rise above their situation, despite the risks that are needed to advocate for their rights. They must make the difficult decision to speak out against a powerful patriarchal system, risking everything for their own personal justice.</div><div><br></div><div>Presented in partnership with Take One Action. </div><div><br></div><div>The feature will be screened alongside short film:</div><div><br></div><div><b><i>Enjoy the Tropix and Have A Banana! </i>(<i>An diw jwi ! On a la banane sous les tropiques !</i>)<i> </i></b>(dir. Kristine Blonbou, Guadeloupe, 2026, 8 mins, English) (European Premiere)</div><div><br></div><div>Snapshots of the life of an islander who is trapped in a hamster wheel where any desire must be instantly satisfied – perhaps in the hope of making up for all those days without? Welcome to <i>“the Tropics”</i>! Where the paradoxes of neo-colonial daily life are at work in a suffocating economic and health context.</div>DramaPT1H42M15FRar

Hajar Graigaa

Nisrin Erradi

Fatima Attif

Larbi Ajbar

Laïla Marrakchi (<i>Strawberries</i>); Kristine Blonbou (<i>Enjoy the Tropix and Have A Banana!</i> (<i>An diw jwi ! On a la banane sous les tropiques !</i>))

Laïla Marrakchi

Delphine Agut

Juliette Schrameck

Thomas Verhaeghe

Mathieu Verhaeghe

Strawberries + Short (Jali Film Weekender)"Strawberries + Short (Jali Film Weekender)"

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