Fatima Jebli Ouazzani's film is a deeply personal reflection on her own coming of age within the constraints of Moroccan society. At the age of 18 Fatima left home, escaping the likelihood of the oppressive marriages that had plagued the lives of her mother and grandmother. Now 34, unmarried and no longer a virgin, she is haunted by the world she left behind, which remains unforgiving in its perception of her. She returns to that world through the experiences of Naïma, who will be married in customary style. Against the breathtaking backdrop of a traditional North African wedding, Ouazzani uncovers family secrets, confronts fundamentalist doctrine, and dispels myths about virginity in a moving and complex portrait of three generations of women. Shown with The Street (Dima El-Horr, U.S./Lebanon, 1997, 22 mins): A beautiful black-and-white film about inhabitants of an old quarter in Beirut.