Watch Mariam (2016) Online
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- RUNTIME: 0h 45m
- COUNTRIES: France,Qatar,Saudi Arabia,United States of America
- Subtitles: العربية,Français
The year is 2004. France has passed a law banning religious symbols in public schools. Mariam, born in France to Arab parents, recently began to wear the hijab after performing the hajj with her grandmother. At the start of the academic year, she pretends the new law does not exist, as she does not want to acknowledge it and so be forced to make a decision. To complicate matters, Karim, a popular young Arab boy in school, starts paying attention to her and she develops a powerful crush on him. While her fellow veiled classmates argue with teachers about their desire to keep wearing the hijab, and her parents argue about her wearing hers, Mariam dreams of Karim, despite her best friend Sophia’s warning that he is not serious. Things come to a head when the deadline for removing the hijab or facing expulsion falls the same week Mariam sees Karim with another girl. Read More
Watch Mariam online. Featuring Oulaya Amamra and Lou Levy, Mariam is classified as Drama genre movie with an average rating across the web of 8. It is available for streaming online in the USA on 1 services such as Kanopy. The movie was filmed in France and was released on 2016. Mariam was directed by Faizah Ambah. Read Less