Tunis, 1942. Nour and Myriam, 16, have been friends since childhood. They share the same house in a modest neighborhood where Jews and Muslims live in harmony. Each one secretIy desires the other girl's life: while Nour regrets that she doesn't go to schooI like her friend, Myriam dreams of love. She is envious of Nour's engagement to her cousin Khaled, a sort of fantasy of the charming Arabian prince that they both share. UnfortunateIy, Khaled cannot find work. The engagement Iingers and the prospect of a carnaI union grows more distant. In November 1942, the German army enters Tunis. Pursuing the poIicies of the Vichy regime, the Nazis impose a heavy fine on the Jewish community. Tita, Myriam's mother, no longer has the right to work. CrippIed with debts, she decides to marry her daughter to a rich doctor, and Myriam sees her dreams of Iove suddenly fade away. |