World premiere

Mira

Local title
Mira
Title in Russian
Мира
Original title
Mira
Director
Nour-Eddine Lakhmari
Country
Morocco
Year
2025
Programme
Official Selection - Competition
Genre
Drama

In a quiet Moroccan village nestled between sun-baked hills, 13-year-old Mira (Safaa Khatami) lives with her stern, widowed grandmother, Zainab (Fatima Attif). Her world is simple. Trees. Traps. The flutter of wings. Mira spends her days freeing wild birds, chasing shadows through pine-scented forests. But one day, strangers arrive. Illegal immigrants. Foreign. Silent. Hunted. They speak in a language she doesn’t know – but something in her stirs.

Zainab clings to tradition. She fears change. She fears outsiders. But at school, Mira’s teacher Lamia (Zaynab Alji) fans a different fire – one of curiosity, freedom, and quiet rebellion. Mira stands between them, between obedience and awakening, between fear and desire.

With lush visuals and aching restraint, “Mira” weaves the story of three women – three generations – tied by blood, broken by silence, and pulled by the winds of change. From acclaimed director Nour Eddine Lakhmari (“Casanegra”), comes a bold, lyrical drama about borders, girlhood, and the cost of becoming free.

Milani Perera

Director
Nour-Eddine Lakhmari
Screenwriter
Nour-Eddine Lakhmari
Cast
Safaa Khattami, Zaynab Ajli, Fatima Atif, Moussa Sylla, Omar Lotfi, Ismail El Fallahi
Producer
Nour-Eddine Lakhmari
Cinematographer
Reda Zeroual
Composer
Adil Aissa
Sound
Said Es-Saada
Runtime
Language
Arabic
Subtitles
Estonian, English

Grand Prix for The Best Film, grant of 20 000 euros from the city of Tallinn, Award for Best Director, grant of 5000€ from Alexela

Screenings

1. Hall Apollo Kino Tasku, TARTU
Screening133118 / Mira
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
Screening duration
Hall 2 Kino Artis
Screening151721 / Mira
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
Screening duration
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