FIANCÉES follows the path of three women towards marriage. While capturing this turning point, the film draws a portrait of Cairo’s modern society, in which today's generation must face the pressure of unshakable tradition and their own desire for greater freedom.

Cairo, a city of more than 20 million people, has recently gone through multiple political, cultural and economic upheavals, forcing Egyptian society to reinvent itself. In this unstable context, FIANCÉES is an immersion into the daily lives of young Egyptians on the long path towards marriage.

Batool and Bassam are aspiring actors struggling to maintain a balance in their relationship. The wait for an apartment and their family’s pressure are weakening their harmony.
Marize and Ramy are Christians that have privileged backgrounds. Their dream is a perfect marriage and access to sexuality. They want to use contraception while following the traditions imposed by religion. They represent the youth that is both influenced by the western and traditional world.
Randa and Abdelrahman have a Muslim traditional background and wish for more freedom in their daily lives. Randa's claims about gender equality collide with the beliefs of Egyptian society.

Web

Cineuropa, April 11th 2019

Cineman, February 27th 2020

JJTV, March 4th 2020

Le Regard Libre, March 4th 2020

JJ Sphere, March 5th 2020

FilmExplorer, June 23rd 2020

Radio

Radiovostock, March 2nd 2020

AVAILABLE ON VOD (in Switzerland)
·Cinefile
·MyFilm.ch
·PlaySuisse
·Vimeo on Demand

ON TELEVISION
· Sunday May 3rd 2021 at 22H:30 on 3 SAT
· Sunday January 10 2021 at 22:00 on RTS2, Sur les docs - Visions du Réel

IN THEATERS
· Friday October 22 2021, 20:00, Cinéma du Bourg – Sierre, Rencontres Orient & Occident
· Sunday November 29 2020, 18:30, Kult.kino Basel, Frauenstark! festival

· Saturday October 31 2020, 20:30, Cinéma du Bourg, Sierre (VS)
· Special screening Saturday October 24 2020, 20:00, CDD Geneva, in the presence of the director Julia Bünter
· As of October 21 2020, at the CDD Geneva

· Tuesday September 29 2020, 18:00, Cinéma Casino, Martigny (VS)
· Monday September 21 2020, 20:00, Cinéma Astoria, Viège (VS)
· Friday August 28 2020, Château de Prangins

From July 22, 2020 to September 29, 2020 in German Switzerland :
· Basel, Kult.kino
· Zürich, Kosmos
· Bern, KinoRex
· Saint-Gallen, Kinok
· Belp, Kino um die Ecke
· Dübendorf, Kino Orion
· Luzern, Kino Bourbaki
· Winterthur, Kino Cameo

From June 10th to June 16th 2020 : Zinéma and Cinéma d'Oron

March 4th 2020 (canceled - Covid-19):
· Geneva, Cinéma Bio Carouge
· Lausanne, Zinéma
· Neuchâtel, Cinéma Minimum
· Oron, Cinéma d'Oron

Wenesday March 18 and Thursday March 26 mars at CinémaJoie, Porrentruy

Thursday March 12 2020 at 20:00, Zinéma, Lausanne
In presence of the director

Sunday March 8 2020 at 16:00, Cinéma Rex, Fribourg
In presence of the director and the editor, Myriam Rachmuth

Monday December 9 2019 at 20:00 - Aubonne Cinema Rex
In presence of the director

PREMIERE
Thursday February 27 at 20:00 - Les Cinémas du Grütli, Genève
In presence of the director

Tuesday March 3 at 20:00 - Cinéma CityClub Pully
In presence of the director

AWARDS

SOLE LUNA DOC FILM FESTIVAL, Best Director Award - Palermo (2021)
MUMBAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Best Editing Award (2020)

MUMBAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Best Editing Award (2020)


FESTIVALS

PRIMED, First Film Category - Marseille (2021)

DUBLIN INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL (2021)

SOLE LUNA DOC FILM FESTIVAL, Best Director Award - Palermo (2021)
ISMAILIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - Cairo (2021)

GENEVA INTERNATIONAL ORIENTAL FILM FESTIVAL, FIFOG - Geneva (2021)

FRAUENSTARK! FESTIVAL - Basel (2020)

ARABISK FILMFEST - Norvège (2020)

MIRRORS AND MIRAGES AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL - Buenos Aires (2020)

DOCUMED - Festival du documentaire méditerranéen en Tunisie (2020)

MUMBAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Best Editing Award (2020)

SOLOTHURNER FILMTAGE / LES JOURNEES DE SOLEURE, Panorama Suisse (2020)

TIRANA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Best Documentary Award (2019)

WORLD PREMIERE at VISIONS DU RÉEL, selected for the National competition (April 2019)