Bassima's Womb (2025)
When her illegal husband is deported from Canada, Bassima, a young Syrian woman, finds herself in a difficult situation, both socially and financially. Desperately looking for a way to bring her husband back, she agrees to become a surrogate mother in exchange for a false passport for him. However, she soon finds out that she is already pregnant and must give up her own child.
- Released
- 2025-05-16
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Babek Aliassa, Babek Aliassa
Cast
- Maxine Denis as Bassima
- Nicole-Sylvie Lagarde as Josée
- Antoine Yared as Aziz
- Martine Francke as Cliente bourgeoise
- Roudy Nakhlé as Fouad
- Marco Collin as Colin
- Judith Baribeau as Michèle
- Marcel Jeannin as Robert
- Normand Carrière as Gérant d'immeuble
- Natalie Tannous as Voisine de Bassima
- Isabelle Cyr as Directrice refuge pour femmes
- Anne Lapierre as Intervenante refuge pour femmes