An 18 year old on the island Djerba, Aicha, is married to Said, who works in Tunis for much of the year. Aicha breaks with tradition and decides to join Said in Tunis, weaving rugs to make money. Said asks that she give him a son, so Aicha lives under the rule of her mother-in-law.
Aicha
Zeineb
Meriem
Emna
Said
Matriarch
Meriem as a child
Emna as a child
Aziz
Zohra
Fatma
Sami
Younes
Am Ali
Regaya
Mahbouba
Slimane
Ghali
Salha
Salwa
Ftima
Fishmonger
Doctor
Hamed
Strapping lad
Strapping lad
Faycal
Young woman in Menzel
Young woman in Menzel
Wise woman
Djerba
