Festival de la Francophonie en Irlande-Moroccan Film Screening: Aïda (2015, dir. Driss Mrini)

The Discipline of French and the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, in association with the Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco is pleased to announce a special film screening at NUI Galway as part of this global celebration of the French language.

Synopsis
Aïda raconte l’histoire d’une juive marocaine, Aïda Cohen, professeur de musique à Paris, dont le corps est dévoré par une tumeur maligne. Convaincue qu’elle est condamnée à mourir, elle décide de rentrer au Maroc pour retrouver ses souvenirs juvéniles et amoureux qui réanimeront en elle un peu d’espoir et de joie de vivre.
The film tells the story of Aïda Cohen, a Moroccan woman of Jewish heritage and a music teacher in Paris, who is convinced that she is going to die as a result of a malignant tumour. She decides to return to her homeland of Morocco to rediscover her memories of childhood and love, hoping to revive her sense of hope and her joy in life.
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