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Synopsis
Brussels teacher Amal encourages students' passion for reading and freedom of expression despite the risks. Her courageous approach leaves its mark on students and families. I saw the film in Cluj in 2024. at the Transylvania International Film Festival – TIFF Romania – and the film impressed me so much that I can only recommend it to everyone. It is not easy, but difficult, which gives you thoughts to take home. What did we do wrong? So she is a truly idealistic literature teacher in a suburban school district in Brussels. She seems to be in trouble and is the target of a strongly hostile group of students, as well as some teachers involved in Islamic extremism. During the war, the passionate teacher decides to help a Muslim teenager who has been accused of homosexuality by her colleagues. Unfortunately, things take an increasingly strange and dangerous turn in an unjust war.