Between Casablanca and La Goutte d’Or in Paris, homeless Moroccan children leave home in the hope of a better life. But the street gets them and becomes their only refuge, the theater of their dreams and nightmares.
In Montpellier, Nao, Morgane, and their group are regulars at Vegapolis, France’s busiest ice rink. Each week, they escape to the ice, a world of lights, smoke, and shared secrets. But behind the fun, a quiet sense of ending lingers.Soon, they’ll leave the rink behind, and with it, their adolescence.
In a conservative Iranian city, Rahim and Halima’s undying love is tested when they face the cruel reality of infertility and the pressure to carry on Rahim’s legacy. Bravely navigating between society’s expectations and traditional beliefs.
At the far edge of Seine-Saint-Denis, a forest stands firm against extensive redevelopment. Pedro and Sapa, two teenagers newly arrived in France, spend their free hours there, seeking a lost sense of freedom absent in the city. In the woodland’s shade, unseen figures and stories emerge—those who, long before them, called this forest home.
A race against time to save her freedom: Samaneh, a young Bakhtiari girl in Iran, must find a rare and endangered bird to escape a forced marriage and a tradition of Cease Blood Sacrifice, in a journey that challenges her beliefs and tests the limits of her father’s love.
In the Iranian Zagros mountains, where some tribes allow children to marry, Sogol (17) leads a nomadic life with her husband Hassan and daughter Delaram. But winter is approaching, and despite a precarious balance, the burden of responsibility and patriarchal traditions is becoming increasingly difficult for Sogol to bear.
Sokha, Joker, and Kookie are Khmericans—Cambodian refugees who grew up in the U.S. and were deported back to Cambodia after serving time in prison. Between reconnecting with fellow Khmericans and adapting to daily life with their new Khmer families, they navigate the remnants of a past life and the challenge of building a future.
In remote Cambodia, Neang, an indigenous mother, tries to rebuild her life after her village was swallowed up by the construction of a dam. Despite pressure from the government and industrialists to leave her ancestral land, she fights to preserve the unity of her community and her family. Between memories and connection with nature, The Tongue of Water tells the story of her journey of resilience.
